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S62.142 vs S62.143

S62.142 (Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, left wrist) compared with S62.143 (Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, unspecified wrist), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.142 and S62.143 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S62.142
Left
Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, left wrist
S62.143
Unspecified
Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, 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. S62.142 and S62.143 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

S62.142Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, left wristS62.143Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, unspecified wrist
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S62.142A, S62.142B, S62.142D, S62.142G, S62.142K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S62.143A, S62.143B, S62.143D, S62.143G, S62.143K

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 body of hamate [unciform] bone, left wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.142).Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, unspecified wrist is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.143).
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