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S91.011 vs S91.012

S91.011 (Laceration without foreign body, right ankle) compared with S91.012 (Laceration without foreign body, left ankle), from the official CMS tabular data. S91.011 and S91.012 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S91.011
Right
Laceration without foreign body, right ankle
S91.012
Left
Laceration without foreign body, left ankle

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. S91.011 and S91.012 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

S91.011Laceration without foreign body, right ankleS91.012Laceration without foreign body, left ankle
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S91.011A, S91.011D, S91.011S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S91.012A, S91.012D, S91.012S

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)
DefinitionLaceration without foreign body, right ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S91.011).Laceration without foreign body, left ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S91.012).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S91The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S91

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources