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S01.331D vs S01.339D

S01.331D (Puncture wound without foreign body of right ear, subsequent encounter) compared with S01.339D (Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S01.331D and S01.339D code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S01.331D
Right
Puncture wound without foreign body of right ear, subsequent encounter
S01.339D
Unspecified
Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter

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. S01.331D and S01.339D 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

S01.331DPuncture wound without foreign body of right ear, subsequent encounterS01.339DPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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 without foreign body of right ear, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S01.331D).Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S01.339D).
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