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S05.01 vs S05.02

S05.01 (Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eye) compared with S05.02 (Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye), from the official CMS tabular data. S05.01 and S05.02 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S05.01
Right
Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eye
S05.02
Left
Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye

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. S05.01 and S05.02 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

S05.01Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eyeS05.02Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S05.01XA, S05.01XD, S05.01XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S05.02XA, S05.02XD, S05.02XS

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 conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eye is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S05.01).Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S05.02).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05
Includes
open wound of eye and orbit
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
open wound of eye and orbit
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]

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