S89.091 (Other physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia) compared with S89.092 (Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S89.091 and S89.092 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S89.091 and S89.092 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.
| S89.091Other physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia | S89.092Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: S89.091A, S89.091D, S89.091G, S89.091K, S89.091P | Non-billable header Report instead: S89.092A, S89.092D, S89.092G, S89.092K, S89.092P |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Other physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.091). | Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.092). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources