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S61.206A vs S61.207A

S61.206A (Unspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter) compared with S61.207A (Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.206A and S61.207A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S61.206A
Right
Unspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter
S61.207A
Left
Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter

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. S61.206A and S61.207A 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

S61.206AUnspecified open wound of right little finger without damage to nail, initial encounterS61.207AUnspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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 open wound of right little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.206A).Unspecified open wound of left little finger without damage to nail, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.207A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources