S94.8X2 (Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, left leg) compared with S94.8X9 (Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S94.8X2 and S94.8X9 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S94.8X2 and S94.8X9 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.
| S94.8X2Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, left leg | S94.8X9Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S94.8X2). | Injury of other nerves at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S94.8X9). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S94 | The 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