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S90.934 vs S90.935

S90.934 (Unspecified superficial injury of right lesser toe(s)) compared with S90.935 (Unspecified superficial injury of left lesser toe(s)), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.934 and S90.935 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.934
Right
Unspecified superficial injury of right lesser toe(s)
S90.935
Left
Unspecified superficial injury of left lesser toe(s)

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. S90.934 and S90.935 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

S90.934Unspecified superficial injury of right lesser toe(s)S90.935Unspecified superficial injury of left lesser toe(s)
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S90.934A, S90.934D, S90.934S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S90.935A, S90.935D, S90.935S

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 lesser toe(s) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.934).Unspecified superficial injury of left lesser toe(s) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.935).
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