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S62.012 vs S62.013

S62.012 (Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist) compared with S62.013 (Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.012 and S62.013 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S62.012
Left
Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist
S62.013
Unspecified
Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist

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. S62.012 and S62.013 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

S62.012Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wristS62.013Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist
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)
DefinitionDisplaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.012).Displaced fracture of distal pole of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.013).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62

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