S61.212 vs S61.213
S61.212 (Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail) compared with S61.213 (Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.212 and S61.213 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S61.212 and S61.213 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
| S61.212Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail | S61.213Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Laceration without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.212). | Laceration without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.213). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S61 | The 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