S41.142 (Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm) compared with S41.149 (Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S41.142 and S41.149 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S41.142 and S41.149 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.
| S41.142Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm | S41.149Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Puncture wound with foreign body of left upper arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S41.142). | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified upper arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S41.149). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S41 | The 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