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Q70.10 vs Q70.12

Q70.10 (Webbed fingers, unspecified hand) compared with Q70.12 (Webbed fingers, left hand), from the official CMS tabular data. Q70.10 and Q70.12 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

Q70.10
Unspecified
Webbed fingers, unspecified hand
Q70.12
Left
Webbed fingers, left hand

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. Q70.10 and Q70.12 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

Q70.10Webbed fingers, unspecified handQ70.12Webbed fingers, left hand
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationQ00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
DefinitionWebbed fingers, unspecified hand is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q70.10).Webbed fingers, left hand is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q70.12).

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