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S95.811 vs S95.812

S95.811 (Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, right leg) compared with S95.812 (Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S95.811 and S95.812 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S95.811
Right
Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, right leg
S95.812
Left
Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, left 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. S95.811 and S95.812 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

S95.811Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, right legS95.812Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, left leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S95.811A, S95.811D, S95.811S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S95.812A, S95.812D, S95.812S

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)
DefinitionLaceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S95.811).Laceration of other blood vessels at ankle and foot level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S95.812).
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