S84.802 (Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg) compared with S84.809 (Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S84.802 and S84.809 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S84.802 and S84.809 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.
| S84.802Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg | S84.809Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S84.802). | Injury of other nerves at lower leg level, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S84.809). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S84 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S84 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources