S61.242 (Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail) compared with S61.243 (Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.242 and S61.243 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. S61.242 and S61.243 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.
| S61.242Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail | S61.243Puncture wound with 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 | Puncture wound with foreign body of right middle finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.242). | Puncture wound with foreign body of left middle finger without damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.243). |
| 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