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S62.221 vs S62.223

S62.221 (Displaced Rolando's fracture, right hand) compared with S62.223 (Displaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.221 and S62.223 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S62.221
Right
Displaced Rolando's fracture, right hand
S62.223
Unspecified
Displaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified 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. S62.221 and S62.223 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

S62.221Displaced Rolando's fracture, right handS62.223Displaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S62.221A, S62.221B, S62.221D, S62.221G, S62.221K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S62.223A, S62.223B, S62.223D, S62.223G, S62.223K

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 Rolando's fracture, right hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.221).Displaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.223).
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