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S92.135 vs S92.136

S92.135 (Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of left talus) compared with S92.136 (Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus), from the official CMS tabular data. S92.135 and S92.136 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S92.135
Left
Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of left talus
S92.136
Unspecified
Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus

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. S92.135 and S92.136 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

S92.135Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of left talusS92.136Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S92.135A, S92.135B, S92.135D, S92.135G, S92.135K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S92.136A, S92.136B, S92.136D, S92.136G, S92.136K

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)
DefinitionNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of left talus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.135).Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.136).
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