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S99.001 vs S99.002

S99.001 (Unspecified physeal fracture of right calcaneus) compared with S99.002 (Unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus), from the official CMS tabular data. S99.001 and S99.002 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S99.001
Right
Unspecified physeal fracture of right calcaneus
S99.002
Left
Unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus

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. S99.001 and S99.002 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

S99.001Unspecified physeal fracture of right calcaneusS99.002Unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S99.001A, S99.001B, S99.001D, S99.001G, S99.001K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S99.002A, S99.002B, S99.002D, S99.002G, S99.002K

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)
DefinitionUnspecified physeal fracture of right calcaneus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.001).Unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.002).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S99.0The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S99.0

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