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S94.90 vs S94.91

S94.90 (Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg) compared with S94.91 (Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, right leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S94.90 and S94.91 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S94.90
Unspecified
Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg
S94.91
Right
Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, right leg

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. S94.90 and S94.91 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

S94.90Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, unspecified legS94.91Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, right leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S94.90XA, S94.90XD, S94.90XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S94.91XA, S94.91XD, S94.91XS

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)
DefinitionInjury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, unspecified leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S94.90).Injury of unspecified nerve at ankle and foot level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S94.91).
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