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S90.921A vs S90.929A

S90.921A (Unspecified superficial injury of right foot, initial encounter) compared with S90.929A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.921A and S90.929A code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S90.921A
Right
Unspecified superficial injury of right foot, initial encounter
S90.929A
Unspecified
Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified foot, 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. S90.921A and S90.929A 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

S90.921AUnspecified superficial injury of right foot, initial encounterS90.929AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified foot, 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)
DefinitionUnspecified superficial injury of right foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.921A).Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S90.929A).
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