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S60.522 vs S60.529

S60.522 (Blister (nonthermal) of left hand) compared with S60.529 (Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.522 and S60.529 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.522
Left
Blister (nonthermal) of left hand
S60.529
Unspecified
Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified hand

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. S60.522 and S60.529 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

S60.522Blister (nonthermal) of left handS60.529Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.522A, S60.522D, S60.522S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.529A, S60.529D, S60.529S

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 left hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.522).Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.529).
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