S61.352 vs S61.353
S61.352 (Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail) compared with S61.353 (Open bite of left middle finger with damage to nail), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.352 and S61.353 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S61.352 and S61.353 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
| S61.352Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail | S61.353Open bite of left middle finger with 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 | Open bite of right middle finger with damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.352). | Open bite of left middle finger with damage to nail is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.353). |
| 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