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S75.021D vs S75.022D

S75.021D (Major laceration of femoral artery, right leg, subsequent encounter) compared with S75.022D (Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.021D and S75.022D code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S75.021D
Right
Major laceration of femoral artery, right leg, subsequent encounter
S75.022D
Left
Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent 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. S75.021D and S75.022D 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

S75.021DMajor laceration of femoral artery, right leg, subsequent encounterS75.022DMajor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent 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)
DefinitionMajor laceration of femoral artery, right leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.021D).Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.022D).
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