S31.626 vs S31.62A
S31.626 (Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity) compared with S31.62A (Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity), from the official CMS tabular data. S31.626 and S31.62A code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S31.626 and S31.62A 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
| S31.626Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity | S31.62ALaceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S31.626). | Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S31.62A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31 |
| Includes | injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia | injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources