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S75.911 vs S75.912

S75.911 (Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, right leg) compared with S75.912 (Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.911 and S75.912 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S75.911
Right
Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, right leg
S75.912
Left
Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, left 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. S75.911 and S75.912 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

S75.911Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, right legS75.912Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, left leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S75.911A, S75.911D, S75.911S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S75.912A, S75.912D, S75.912S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S75.911).Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S75.912).
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