S82.451S (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela)
compared with
S82.452S (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, sequela),
from the official CMS tabular data. S82.451S and S82.452S code the same condition on opposite sides.
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, 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. S82.451S and S82.452S 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.