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S60.351 vs S60.352

S60.351 (Superficial foreign body of right thumb) compared with S60.352 (Superficial foreign body of left thumb), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.351 and S60.352 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.351
Right
Superficial foreign body of right thumb
S60.352
Left
Superficial foreign body of left 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. S60.351 and S60.352 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

S60.351Superficial foreign body of right thumbS60.352Superficial foreign body of left thumb
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.351A, S60.351D, S60.351S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.352A, S60.352D, S60.352S

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)
DefinitionSuperficial foreign body of right thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.351).Superficial foreign body of left thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.352).
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