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S61.232S vs S61.233S

S61.232S (Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail, sequela) compared with S61.233S (Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.232S and S61.233S code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S61.232S
Right
Puncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail, sequela
↔
S61.233S
Left
Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail, sequela

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. S61.232S and S61.233S 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

S61.232SPuncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail, sequelaS61.233SPuncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail, sequela
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)
DefinitionPuncture wound without foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.232S).Puncture wound without foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.233S).
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
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources