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S41.141D vs S41.142D

S41.141D (Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounter) compared with S41.142D (Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S41.141D and S41.142D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S41.141D
Right
Puncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounter
S41.142D
Left
Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, 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. S41.141D and S41.142D 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

S41.141DPuncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounterS41.142DPuncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionPuncture wound with foreign body of right upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S41.141D).Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S41.142D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41
Includes
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region

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