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S04.10 vs S04.11

S04.10 (Injury of oculomotor nerve, unspecified side) compared with S04.11 (Injury of oculomotor nerve, right side), from the official CMS tabular data. S04.10 and S04.11 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S04.10
Unspecified
Injury of oculomotor nerve, unspecified side
S04.11
Right
Injury of oculomotor nerve, right side

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. S04.10 and S04.11 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

S04.10Injury of oculomotor nerve, unspecified sideS04.11Injury of oculomotor nerve, right side
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S04.10XA, S04.10XD, S04.10XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S04.11XA, S04.11XD, S04.11XS

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)
DefinitionInjury of oculomotor nerve, unspecified side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S04.10).Injury of oculomotor nerve, right side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S04.11).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04
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
Code first
any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

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