S60.931 (Unspecified superficial injury of right thumb) compared with S60.939 (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb), from the official CMS tabular data. S60.931 and S60.939 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S60.931 and S60.939 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.
| S60.931Unspecified superficial injury of right thumb | S60.939Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Unspecified superficial injury of right thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.931). | Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S60.939). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S60 | The 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