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S60.011 vs S60.012

S60.011 (Contusion of right thumb without damage to nail) compared with S60.012 (Contusion of left thumb without damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.011 and S60.012 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S60.011
Right
Contusion of right thumb without damage to nail
S60.012
Left
Contusion of left thumb without damage to nail

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. S60.011 and S60.012 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

S60.011Contusion of right thumb without damage to nailS60.012Contusion of left thumb without damage to nail
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.011A, S60.011D, S60.011S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.012A, S60.012D, S60.012S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionContusion of right thumb without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.011).Contusion of left thumb without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.012).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60

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