S62.024A vs S62.025A
S62.024A (Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.025A (Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.024A and S62.025A code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S62.024A and S62.025A 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
| S62.024ANondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.025ANondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture | |
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| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 | Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of right wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.024A). | Nondisplaced fracture of middle third of navicular [scaphoid] bone of left wrist, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.025A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62 | The 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