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S95.291A vs S95.292A

S95.291A (Other specified injury of dorsal vein of right foot, initial encounter) compared with S95.292A (Other specified injury of dorsal vein of left foot, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S95.291A and S95.292A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S95.291A
Right
Other specified injury of dorsal vein of right foot, initial encounter
S95.292A
Left
Other specified injury of dorsal vein of left foot, initial 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. S95.291A and S95.292A 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

S95.291AOther specified injury of dorsal vein of right foot, initial encounterS95.292AOther specified injury of dorsal vein of left foot, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionOther specified injury of dorsal vein of right foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S95.291A).Other specified injury of dorsal vein of left foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S95.292A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S95The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S95

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