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S99.911S vs S99.919S

S99.911S (Unspecified injury of right ankle, sequela) compared with S99.919S (Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S99.911S and S99.919S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S99.911S
Right
Unspecified injury of right ankle, sequela
S99.919S
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle, sequela

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. S99.911S and S99.919S 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

S99.911SUnspecified injury of right ankle, sequelaS99.919SUnspecified injury of unspecified ankle, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified injury of right ankle, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S99.911S).Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S99.919S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory S99.9The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory S99.9

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