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S92.002 vs S92.009

S92.002 (Unspecified fracture of left calcaneus) compared with S92.009 (Unspecified fracture of unspecified calcaneus), from the official CMS tabular data. S92.002 and S92.009 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S92.002
Left
Unspecified fracture of left calcaneus
S92.009
Unspecified
Unspecified fracture of unspecified calcaneus

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. S92.002 and S92.009 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

S92.002Unspecified fracture of left calcaneusS92.009Unspecified fracture of unspecified calcaneus
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S92.002A, S92.002B, S92.002D, S92.002G, S92.002K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S92.009A, S92.009B, S92.009D, S92.009G, S92.009K

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 fracture of left calcaneus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.002).Unspecified fracture of unspecified calcaneus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.009).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92

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