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S90.00 vs S90.01

S90.00 (Contusion of unspecified ankle) compared with S90.01 (Contusion of right ankle), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.00 and S90.01 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.00
Unspecified
Contusion of unspecified ankle
S90.01
Right
Contusion of right ankle

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. S90.00 and S90.01 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

S90.00Contusion of unspecified ankleS90.01Contusion of right ankle
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S90.00XA, S90.00XD, S90.00XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S90.01XA, S90.01XD, S90.01XS

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)
DefinitionContusion of unspecified ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.00).Contusion of right ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.01).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources