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S62.024 vs S62.026

S62.024 (Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist) compared with S62.026 (Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.024 and S62.026 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S62.024
Right
Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist
S62.026
Unspecified
Nondisplaced fracture of middle third 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. S62.024 and S62.026 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

S62.024Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wristS62.026Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S62.024A, S62.024B, S62.024D, S62.024G, S62.024K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S62.026A, S62.026B, S62.026D, S62.026G, S62.026K

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)
DefinitionNondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.024).Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of unspecified wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.026).
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