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S62.211 vs S62.212

S62.211 (Bennett's fracture, right hand) compared with S62.212 (Bennett's fracture, left hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.211 and S62.212 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S62.211
Right
Bennett's fracture, right hand
S62.212
Left
Bennett's fracture, left hand

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. S62.211 and S62.212 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

S62.211Bennett's fracture, right handS62.212Bennett's fracture, left hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S62.211A, S62.211B, S62.211D, S62.211G, S62.211K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S62.212A, S62.212B, S62.212D, S62.212G, S62.212K

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)
DefinitionBennett's fracture, right hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.211).Bennett's fracture, left hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.212).
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