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S89.092 vs S89.099

S89.092 (Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia) compared with S89.099 (Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S89.092 and S89.099 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S89.092
Left
Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
S89.099
Unspecified
Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia

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. S89.092 and S89.099 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

S89.092Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibiaS89.099Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S89.092A, S89.092D, S89.092G, S89.092K, S89.092P

Non-billable header

Report instead: S89.099A, S89.099D, S89.099G, S89.099K, S89.099P

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 physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.092).Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.099).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3The 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