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S85.151D vs S85.159D

S85.151D (Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg, subsequent encounter) compared with S85.159D (Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.151D and S85.159D code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S85.151D
Right
Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg, subsequent encounter
S85.159D
Unspecified
Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter

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. S85.151D and S85.159D 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

S85.151DOther specified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg, subsequent encounterS85.159DOther specified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionOther specified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.151D).Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.159D).
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