S00.201A (Unspecified superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter) compared with S00.202A (Unspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S00.201A and S00.202A code the same condition on opposite sides.
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. S00.201A and S00.202A 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.
| S00.201AUnspecified superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter | S00.202AUnspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S00.201A). | Unspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S00.202A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00 |
| Includes | injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] injuries of gum | injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] injuries of gum |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources