S95.911 (Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, right leg) compared with S95.912 (Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S95.911 and S95.912 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. S95.911 and S95.912 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.
| S95.911Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, right leg | S95.912Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, left 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 | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S95.911). | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S95.912). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S95 | The 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