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S60.361 vs S60.362

S60.361 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right thumb) compared with S60.362 (Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left thumb), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.361 and S60.362 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.361
Right
Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right thumb
S60.362
Left
Insect bite (nonvenomous) 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. S60.361 and S60.362 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

S60.361Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right thumbS60.362Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left thumb
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.361A, S60.361D, S60.361S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.362A, S60.362D, S60.362S

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)
DefinitionInsect bite (nonvenomous) of right thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.361).Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.362).
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