S56.321 (Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level)
compared with
S56.329 (Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level),
from the official CMS tabular data. S56.321 and S56.329 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level
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. S56.321 and S56.329 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.
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Definition
Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S56.321).
Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S56.329).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56