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S01.142 vs S01.149

S01.142 (Puncture wound with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area) compared with S01.149 (Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area), from the official CMS tabular data. S01.142 and S01.149 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S01.142
Left
Puncture wound with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area
S01.149
Unspecified
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area

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. S01.142 and S01.149 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

S01.142Puncture wound with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular areaS01.149Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S01.142A, S01.142D, S01.142S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S01.149A, S01.149D, S01.149S

ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionPuncture wound with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01.142).Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01.149).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01
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