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S90.862 vs S90.869

S90.862 (Insect bite (nonvenomous), left foot) compared with S90.869 (Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified foot), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.862 and S90.869 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.862
Left
Insect bite (nonvenomous), left foot
S90.869
Unspecified
Insect bite (nonvenomous), 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. S90.862 and S90.869 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

S90.862Insect bite (nonvenomous), left footS90.869Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified foot
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S90.862A, S90.862D, S90.862S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S90.869A, S90.869D, S90.869S

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)
DefinitionInsect bite (nonvenomous), left foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.862).Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.869).
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