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S90.411A vs S90.412A

S90.411A (Abrasion, right great toe, initial encounter) compared with S90.412A (Abrasion, left great toe, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.411A and S90.412A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.411A
Right
Abrasion, right great toe, initial encounter
S90.412A
Left
Abrasion, left great toe, 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. S90.411A and S90.412A 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

S90.411AAbrasion, right great toe, initial encounterS90.412AAbrasion, left great toe, 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)
DefinitionAbrasion, right great toe, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.411A).Abrasion, left great toe, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.412A).
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