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S05.60XS vs S05.61XS

S05.60XS (Penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequela) compared with S05.61XS (Penetrating wound without foreign body of right eyeball, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S05.60XS and S05.61XS code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S05.60XS
Unspecified
Penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequela
S05.61XS
Right
Penetrating wound without foreign body of right eyeball, sequela

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. S05.60XS and S05.61XS 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

S05.60XSPenetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequelaS05.61XSPenetrating wound without foreign body of right eyeball, sequela
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)
DefinitionPenetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S05.60XS).Penetrating wound without foreign body of right eyeball, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S05.61XS).
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