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S85.901A vs S85.902A

S85.901A (Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter) compared with S85.902A (Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S85.901A and S85.902A code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S85.901A
Right
Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
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S85.902A
Left
Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial 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. S85.901A and S85.902A 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

S85.901AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounterS85.902AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial 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 unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.901A).Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S85.902A).
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