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S90.841 vs S90.849

S90.841 (External constriction, right foot) compared with S90.849 (External constriction, unspecified foot), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.841 and S90.849 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.841
Right
External constriction, right foot
S90.849
Unspecified
External constriction, unspecified foot

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. S90.841 and S90.849 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

S90.841External constriction, right footS90.849External constriction, unspecified foot
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S90.841A, S90.841D, S90.841S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S90.849A, S90.849D, S90.849S

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)
DefinitionExternal constriction, right foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.841).External constriction, unspecified foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.849).
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