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S86.802S vs S86.809S

S86.802S (Unspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg, sequela) compared with S86.809S (Unspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S86.802S and S86.809S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S86.802S
Left
Unspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
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S86.809S
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, unspecified leg, 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. S86.802S and S86.809S 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

S86.802SUnspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg, sequelaS86.809SUnspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S86.802S).Unspecified injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S86.809S).
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
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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