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S60.571 vs S60.572

S60.571 (Other superficial bite of hand of right hand) compared with S60.572 (Other superficial bite of hand of left hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.571 and S60.572 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.571
Right
Other superficial bite of hand of right hand
S60.572
Left
Other superficial bite of hand of left 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. S60.571 and S60.572 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

S60.571Other superficial bite of hand of right handS60.572Other superficial bite of hand of left hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.571A, S60.571D, S60.571S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.572A, S60.572D, S60.572S

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)
DefinitionOther superficial bite of hand of right hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.571).Other superficial bite of hand of left hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.572).
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