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S57.80XD vs S57.81XD

S57.80XD (Crushing injury of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter) compared with S57.81XD (Crushing injury of right forearm, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S57.80XD and S57.81XD code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S57.80XD
Unspecified
Crushing injury of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S57.81XD
Right
Crushing injury of right forearm, 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. S57.80XD and S57.81XD 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

S57.80XDCrushing injury of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounterS57.81XDCrushing injury of right forearm, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionCrushing injury of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S57.80D).Crushing injury of right forearm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S57.81D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S57The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S57
Use additional code
code(s) for all associated injuries
code(s) for all associated injuries

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