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S75.012A vs S75.019A

S75.012A (Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter) compared with S75.019A (Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.012A and S75.019A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S75.012A
Left
Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter
S75.019A
Unspecified
Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S75.012A and S75.019A name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S75.012AMinor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounterS75.019AMinor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionMinor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.012A).Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.019A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources