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S94.00XD vs S94.02XD

S94.00XD (Injury of lateral plantar nerve, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter) compared with S94.02XD (Injury of lateral plantar nerve, left leg, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S94.00XD and S94.02XD code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S94.00XD
Unspecified
Injury of lateral plantar nerve, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
S94.02XD
Left
Injury of lateral plantar nerve, left leg, subsequent encounter

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. S94.00XD and S94.02XD 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

S94.00XDInjury of lateral plantar nerve, unspecified leg, subsequent encounterS94.02XDInjury of lateral plantar nerve, left leg, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionInjury of lateral plantar nerve, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S94.00D).Injury of lateral plantar nerve, left leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S94.02D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S94The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S94

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