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S62.224A vs S62.225A

S62.224A (Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.225A (Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.224A and S62.225A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S62.224A
Right
Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
S62.225A
Left
Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture

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. S62.224A and S62.225A 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

S62.224ANondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand, initial encounter for closed fractureS62.225ANondisplaced Rolando's fracture, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture
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)
DefinitionNondisplaced Rolando's fracture, right hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.224A).Nondisplaced Rolando's fracture, left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.225A).
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