S99.912 (Unspecified injury of left ankle) compared with S99.919 (Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle), from the official CMS tabular data. S99.912 and S99.919 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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. S99.912 and S99.919 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.
| S99.912Unspecified injury of left ankle | S99.919Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 left ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.912). | Unspecified injury of unspecified ankle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S99.919). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory S99.9 | The 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