S61.541 vs S61.542
S61.541 (Puncture wound with foreign body of right wrist) compared with S61.542 (Puncture wound with foreign body of left wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S61.541 and S61.542 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S61.541 and S61.542 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
| S61.541Puncture wound with foreign body of right wrist | S61.542Puncture wound with foreign body of left wrist | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.541). | Puncture wound with foreign body of left wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S61.542). |
| 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