S75.291D (Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, subsequent encounter)
compared with
S75.292D (Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter),
from the official CMS tabular data. S75.291D and S75.292D code the same condition on opposite sides.
Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, 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. S75.291D and S75.292D 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.
S00-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)
Definition
Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.291D).
Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.292D).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75