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S62.211P vs S62.213P

S62.211P (Bennett's fracture, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion) compared with S62.213P (Bennett's fracture, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.211P and S62.213P code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S62.211P
Right
Bennett's fracture, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S62.213P
Unspecified
Bennett's fracture, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

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. S62.211P and S62.213P 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

S62.211PBennett's fracture, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunionS62.213PBennett's fracture, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Billing statusBillableBillable
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, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.211P).Bennett's fracture, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.213P).
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