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S85.132 vs S85.139

S85.132 (Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, left leg) compared with S85.139 (Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.132 and S85.139 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S85.132
Left
Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, left leg
S85.139
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg

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. S85.132 and S85.139 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

S85.132Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, left legS85.139Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S85.132A, S85.132D, S85.132S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S85.139A, S85.139D, S85.139S

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 injury of anterior tibial artery, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.132).Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.139).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S85The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S85

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources