S96.201 (Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot) compared with S96.209 (Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot), from the official CMS tabular data. S96.201 and S96.209 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. S96.201 and S96.209 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.
| S96.201Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot | S96.209Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, right foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S96.201). | Unspecified injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, unspecified foot is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S96.209). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S96 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources