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S89.301 vs S89.302

S89.301 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula) compared with S89.302 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula), from the official CMS tabular data. S89.301 and S89.302 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S89.301
Right
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula
S89.302
Left
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left 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. S89.301 and S89.302 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

S89.301Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right fibulaS89.302Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S89.301A, S89.301D, S89.301G, S89.301K, S89.301P

Non-billable header

Report instead: S89.302A, S89.302D, S89.302G, S89.302K, S89.302P

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 right fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.301).Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S89.302).
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