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S91.352 vs S91.359

S91.352 (Open bite, left foot) compared with S91.359 (Open bite, unspecified foot), from the official CMS tabular data. S91.352 and S91.359 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S91.352
Left
Open bite, left foot
S91.359
Unspecified
Open bite, 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. S91.352 and S91.359 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

S91.352Open bite, left footS91.359Open bite, unspecified foot
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S91.352A, S91.352D, S91.352S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S91.359A, S91.359D, S91.359S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOpen bite, left foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S91.352).Open bite, unspecified foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S91.359).
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