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S04.40XD vs S04.41XD

S04.40XD (Injury of abducent nerve, unspecified side, subsequent encounter) compared with S04.41XD (Injury of abducent nerve, right side, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S04.40XD and S04.41XD code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S04.40XD
Unspecified
Injury of abducent nerve, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
S04.41XD
Right
Injury of abducent nerve, right side, 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. S04.40XD and S04.41XD 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

S04.40XDInjury of abducent nerve, unspecified side, subsequent encounterS04.41XDInjury of abducent nerve, right side, 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)
DefinitionInjury of abducent nerve, unspecified side, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S04.40D).Injury of abducent nerve, right side, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S04.41D).
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