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S60.121 vs S60.122

S60.121 (Contusion of right index finger with damage to nail) compared with S60.122 (Contusion of left index finger with damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.121 and S60.122 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.121
Right
Contusion of right index finger with damage to nail
S60.122
Left
Contusion of left index finger with 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. S60.121 and S60.122 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

S60.121Contusion of right index finger with damage to nailS60.122Contusion of left index finger with damage to nail
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.121A, S60.121D, S60.121S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.122A, S60.122D, S60.122S

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 index finger with damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.121).Contusion of left index finger with damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.122).
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