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S77.11 vs S77.12

S77.11 (Crushing injury of right thigh) compared with S77.12 (Crushing injury of left thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S77.11 and S77.12 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S77.11
Right
Crushing injury of right thigh
S77.12
Left
Crushing injury of left thigh

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. S77.11 and S77.12 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

S77.11Crushing injury of right thighS77.12Crushing injury of left thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S77.11XA, S77.11XD, S77.11XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S77.12XA, S77.12XD, S77.12XS

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)
DefinitionCrushing injury of right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S77.11).Crushing injury of left thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S77.12).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S77The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S77
Use additional code
code(s) for all associated injuries
code(s) for all associated injuries

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources