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S89.102 vs S89.109

S89.102 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia) compared with S89.109 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S89.102 and S89.109 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S89.102
Left
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
S89.109
Unspecified
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower 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. S89.102 and S89.109 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

S89.102Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left tibiaS89.109Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S89.102A, S89.102D, S89.102G, S89.102K, S89.102P

Non-billable header

Report instead: S89.109A, S89.109D, S89.109G, S89.109K, S89.109P

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 physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.102).Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.109).
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