S61.432 vs S61.439
S61.432 (Puncture wound without foreign body of left hand) compared with S61.439 (Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.432 and S61.439 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S61.432 and S61.439 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
| S61.432Puncture wound without foreign body of left hand | S61.439Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified hand | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 without foreign body of left hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.432). | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.439). |
| 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