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S61.411 vs S61.419

S61.411 (Laceration without foreign body of right hand) compared with S61.419 (Laceration without foreign body of unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.411 and S61.419 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S61.411
Right
Laceration without foreign body of right hand
S61.419
Unspecified
Laceration without foreign body of unspecified hand

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. S61.411 and S61.419 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

S61.411Laceration without foreign body of right handS61.419Laceration without foreign body of unspecified hand
Billing statusNon-billable headerNon-billable header
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)
DefinitionLaceration without foreign body of right hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.411).Laceration without foreign body of unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.419).
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

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources