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S86.891 vs S86.892

S86.891 (Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, right leg) compared with S86.892 (Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S86.891 and S86.892 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S86.891
Right
Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, right leg
S86.892
Left
Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left 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. S86.891 and S86.892 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

S86.891Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, right legS86.892Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S86.891A, S86.891D, S86.891S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S86.892A, S86.892D, S86.892S

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 injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S86.891).Other injury of other muscle(s) and tendon(s) at lower leg level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S86.892).
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