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S60.911 vs S60.912

S60.911 (Unspecified superficial injury of right wrist) compared with S60.912 (Unspecified superficial injury of left wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.911 and S60.912 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S60.911
Right
Unspecified superficial injury of right wrist
S60.912
Left
Unspecified superficial injury of left 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. S60.911 and S60.912 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

S60.911Unspecified superficial injury of right wristS60.912Unspecified superficial injury of left wrist
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S60.911A, S60.911D, S60.911S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S60.912A, S60.912D, S60.912S

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)
DefinitionUnspecified superficial injury of right wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.911).Unspecified superficial injury of left wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.912).
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