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S79.811S vs S79.819S

S79.811S (Other specified injuries of right hip, sequela) compared with S79.819S (Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S79.811S and S79.819S code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S79.811S
Right
Other specified injuries of right hip, sequela
S79.819S
Unspecified
Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, 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. S79.811S and S79.819S 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

S79.811SOther specified injuries of right hip, sequelaS79.819SOther specified injuries of unspecified hip, 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)
DefinitionOther specified injuries of right hip, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S79.811S).Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S79.819S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S79.8The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S79.8

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