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S75.811S vs S75.819S

S75.811S (Laceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela) compared with S75.819S (Laceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.811S and S75.819S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S75.811S
Right
Laceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela
S75.819S
Unspecified
Laceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela

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. S75.811S and S75.819S 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

S75.811SLaceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequelaS75.819SLaceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela
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)
DefinitionLaceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.811S).Laceration of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.819S).
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