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S97.80XA vs S97.82XA

S97.80XA (Crushing injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter) compared with S97.82XA (Crushing injury of left foot, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S97.80XA and S97.82XA code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S97.80XA
Unspecified
Crushing injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter
S97.82XA
Left
Crushing injury 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. S97.80XA and S97.82XA 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

S97.80XACrushing injury of unspecified foot, initial encounterS97.82XACrushing injury 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)
DefinitionCrushing injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S97.80A).Crushing injury of left foot, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S97.82A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S97The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S97
Includes
Crushing injury of foot NOS
Use additional code
code(s) for all associated injuries
code(s) for all associated injuries

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