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S85.801D vs S85.802D

S85.801D (Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter) compared with S85.802D (Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.801D and S85.802D code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S85.801D
Right
Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
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S85.802D
Left
Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left 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. S85.801D and S85.802D 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

S85.801DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounterS85.802DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left 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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.801D).Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.802D).
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
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources