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S50.361 vs S50.369

S50.361 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow) compared with S50.369 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow), from the official CMS tabular data. S50.361 and S50.369 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S50.361
Right
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow
S50.369
Unspecified
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified 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 S50.369 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 elbowS50.369Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: S50.369A, S50.369D, S50.369S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionInsect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S50.361).Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S50.369).
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