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S90.211A vs S90.219A

S90.211A (Contusion of right great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter) compared with S90.219A (Contusion of unspecified great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.211A and S90.219A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.211A
Right
Contusion of right great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter
S90.219A
Unspecified
Contusion of unspecified great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter

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. S90.211A and S90.219A 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

S90.211AContusion of right great toe with damage to nail, initial encounterS90.219AContusion of unspecified great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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 right great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.211A).Contusion of unspecified great toe with damage to nail, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.219A).
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