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S60.822 vs S60.829

S60.822 (Blister (nonthermal) of left wrist) compared with S60.829 (Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.822 and S60.829 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.822
Left
Blister (nonthermal) of left wrist
S60.829
Unspecified
Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist

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. S60.822 and S60.829 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

S60.822Blister (nonthermal) of left wristS60.829Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.822A, S60.822D, S60.822S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.829A, S60.829D, S60.829S

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 wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.822).Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.829).
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