S82.002P (Unspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion)
compared with
S82.009P (Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion),
from the official CMS tabular data. S82.002P and S82.009P code the same condition on opposite sides.
Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
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. S82.002P and S82.009P 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.