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S60.422 vs S60.423

S60.422 (Blister (nonthermal) of right middle finger) compared with S60.423 (Blister (nonthermal) of left middle finger), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.422 and S60.423 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.422
Right
Blister (nonthermal) of right middle finger
S60.423
Left
Blister (nonthermal) of left middle finger

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. S60.422 and S60.423 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

S60.422Blister (nonthermal) of right middle fingerS60.423Blister (nonthermal) of left middle finger
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.422A, S60.422D, S60.422S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.423A, S60.423D, S60.423S

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 middle finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.422).Blister (nonthermal) of left middle finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.423).
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