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S80.921S vs S80.929S

S80.921S (Unspecified superficial injury of right lower leg, sequela) compared with S80.929S (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S80.921S and S80.929S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S80.921S
Right
Unspecified superficial injury of right lower leg, sequela
S80.929S
Unspecified
Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg, 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. S80.921S and S80.929S 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

S80.921SUnspecified superficial injury of right lower leg, sequelaS80.929SUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified superficial injury of right lower leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S80.921S).Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S80.929S).
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