S61.244S vs S61.245S
S61.244S (Puncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail, sequela) compared with S61.245S (Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.244S and S61.245S code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S61.244S and S61.245S 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
| S61.244SPuncture wound with foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail, sequela | S61.245SPuncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 ring finger without damage to nail, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.244S). | Puncture wound with foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S61.245S). |
| 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