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S85.591 vs S85.592

S85.591 (Other specified injury of popliteal vein, right leg) compared with S85.592 (Other specified injury of popliteal vein, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.591 and S85.592 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S85.591
Right
Other specified injury of popliteal vein, right leg
S85.592
Left
Other specified injury of popliteal vein, 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. S85.591 and S85.592 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

S85.591Other specified injury of popliteal vein, right legS85.592Other specified injury of popliteal vein, left leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S85.591A, S85.591D, S85.591S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S85.592A, S85.592D, S85.592S

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 popliteal vein, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.591).Other specified injury of popliteal vein, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.592).
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