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S62.224 vs S62.226

S62.224 (Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand) compared with S62.226 (Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.224 and S62.226 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S62.224
Right
Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand
S62.226
Unspecified
Nondisplaced 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. S62.224 and S62.226 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

S62.224Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right handS62.226Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S62.224A, S62.224B, S62.224D, S62.224G, S62.224K

Non-billable header

Report instead: S62.226A, S62.226B, S62.226D, S62.226G, S62.226K

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)
DefinitionNondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.224).Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S62.226).
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