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S60.321 vs S60.329

S60.321 (Blister (nonthermal) of right thumb) compared with S60.329 (Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified thumb), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.321 and S60.329 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.321
Right
Blister (nonthermal) of right thumb
S60.329
Unspecified
Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified thumb

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. S60.321 and S60.329 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

S60.321Blister (nonthermal) of right thumbS60.329Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified thumb
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.321A, S60.321D, S60.321S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.329A, S60.329D, S60.329S

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)
DefinitionBlister (nonthermal) of right thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.321).Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.329).
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