S79.821A (Other specified injuries of right thigh, initial encounter) compared with S79.822A (Other specified injuries of left thigh, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S79.821A and S79.822A code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S79.821A and S79.822A 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.
| S79.821AOther specified injuries of right thigh, initial encounter | S79.822AOther specified injuries of left thigh, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | 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 injuries of right thigh, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S79.821A). | Other specified injuries of left thigh, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S79.822A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S79.8 | The 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