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S80.01 vs S80.02

S80.01 (Contusion of right knee) compared with S80.02 (Contusion of left knee), from the official CMS tabular data. S80.01 and S80.02 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S80.01
Right
Contusion of right knee
S80.02
Left
Contusion of left knee

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. S80.01 and S80.02 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

S80.01Contusion of right kneeS80.02Contusion of left knee
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S80.01XA, S80.01XD, S80.01XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S80.02XA, S80.02XD, S80.02XS

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)
DefinitionContusion of right knee is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S80.01).Contusion of left knee is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S80.02).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S80The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S80

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