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S86.001S vs S86.002S

S86.001S (Unspecified injury of right Achilles tendon, sequela) compared with S86.002S (Unspecified injury of left Achilles tendon, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S86.001S and S86.002S code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S86.001S
Right
Unspecified injury of right Achilles tendon, sequela
S86.002S
Left
Unspecified injury of left Achilles tendon, sequela

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. S86.001S and S86.002S 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

S86.001SUnspecified injury of right Achilles tendon, sequelaS86.002SUnspecified injury of left Achilles tendon, sequela
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 right Achilles tendon, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S86.001S).Unspecified injury of left Achilles tendon, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S86.002S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S86The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S86

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources