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S85.201 vs S85.202

S85.201 (Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, right leg) compared with S85.202 (Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.201 and S85.202 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S85.201
Right
Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, right leg
S85.202
Left
Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, left 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. S85.201 and S85.202 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

S85.201Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, right legS85.202Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, left leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S85.201A, S85.201D, S85.201S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S85.202A, S85.202D, S85.202S

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 peroneal artery, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.201).Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.202).
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