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S60.051 vs S60.052

S60.051 (Contusion of right little finger without damage to nail) compared with S60.052 (Contusion of left little finger without damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.051 and S60.052 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.051
Right
Contusion of right little finger without damage to nail
S60.052
Left
Contusion of left little finger 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. S60.051 and S60.052 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

S60.051Contusion of right little finger without damage to nailS60.052Contusion of left little finger without damage to nail
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.051A, S60.051D, S60.051S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.052A, S60.052D, S60.052S

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)
DefinitionContusion of right little finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.051).Contusion of left little finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.052).
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