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S56.407D vs S56.408D

S56.407D (Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter) compared with S56.408D (Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S56.407D and S56.408D code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S56.407D
Right
Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
S56.408D
Left
Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level, 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. S56.407D and S56.408D 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

S56.407DUnspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounterS56.408DUnspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S56.407D).Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S56.408D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S56

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