Skip to main content

S92.151 vs S92.153

S92.151 (Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus) compared with S92.153 (Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus), from the official CMS tabular data. S92.151 and S92.153 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

Review

Laterality relationship

S92.151
Right
Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus
S92.153
Unspecified
Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) 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. S92.151 and S92.153 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

S92.151Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talusS92.153Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S92.151A, S92.151B, S92.151D, S92.151G, S92.151K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S92.153A, S92.153B, S92.153D, S92.153G, S92.153K

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)
DefinitionDisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.151).Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S92.153).
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