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S99.812 vs S99.819

S99.812 (Other specified injuries of left ankle) compared with S99.819 (Other specified injuries of unspecified ankle), from the official CMS tabular data. S99.812 and S99.819 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S99.812
Left
Other specified injuries of left ankle
S99.819
Unspecified
Other specified injuries of unspecified ankle

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. S99.812 and S99.819 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

S99.812Other specified injuries of left ankleS99.819Other specified injuries of unspecified ankle
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S99.812A, S99.812D, S99.812S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S99.819A, S99.819D, S99.819S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOther specified injuries of left ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.812).Other specified injuries of unspecified ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.819).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory S99.8The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory S99.8

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