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S80.912 vs S80.919

S80.912 (Unspecified superficial injury of left knee) compared with S80.919 (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified knee), from the official CMS tabular data. S80.912 and S80.919 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S80.912
Left
Unspecified superficial injury of left knee
S80.919
Unspecified
Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified 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. S80.912 and S80.919 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

S80.912Unspecified superficial injury of left kneeS80.919Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified knee
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S80.912A, S80.912D, S80.912S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S80.919A, S80.919D, S80.919S

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)
DefinitionUnspecified superficial injury of left knee is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S80.912).Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified knee is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S80.919).
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