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S89.201 vs S89.209

S89.201 (Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula) compared with S89.209 (Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula), from the official CMS tabular data. S89.201 and S89.209 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S89.201
Right
Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula
S89.209
Unspecified
Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula

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. S89.201 and S89.209 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

S89.201Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right fibulaS89.209Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S89.201A, S89.201D, S89.201G, S89.201K, S89.201P

Non-billable header

Report instead: S89.209A, S89.209D, S89.209G, S89.209K, S89.209P

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 upper end of right fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.201).Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.209).
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