S01.432 (Puncture wound without foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area) compared with S01.439 (Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area), from the official CMS tabular data. S01.432 and S01.439 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. S01.432 and S01.439 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.
| S01.432Puncture wound without foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area | S01.439Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Puncture wound without foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01.432). | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01.439). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01 | The 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