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S85.891 vs S85.899

S85.891 (Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg) compared with S85.899 (Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.891 and S85.899 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S85.891
Right
Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg
S85.899
Unspecified
Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, 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. S85.891 and S85.899 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

S85.891Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right legS85.899Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S85.891A, S85.891D, S85.891S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S85.899A, S85.899D, S85.899S

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 other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.891).Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S85.899).
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