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S75.202 vs S75.209

S75.202 (Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg) compared with S75.209 (Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.202 and S75.209 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S75.202
Left
Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg
S75.209
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg

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. S75.202 and S75.209 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

S75.202Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left legS75.209Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S75.202A, S75.202D, S75.202S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S75.209A, S75.209D, S75.209S

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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S75.202).Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S75.209).
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