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S50.361 vs S50.362

S50.361 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow) compared with S50.362 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow), from the official CMS tabular data. S50.361 and S50.362 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S50.361
Right
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow
S50.362
Left
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow

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. S50.361 and S50.362 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

S50.361Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbowS50.362Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S50.361A, S50.361D, S50.361S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S50.362A, S50.362D, S50.362S

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)
DefinitionInsect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S50.361).Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S50.362).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50

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