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S62.322P vs S62.323P

S62.322P (Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion) compared with S62.323P (Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.322P and S62.323P code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S62.322P
Right
Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S62.323P
Left
Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left 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. S62.322P and S62.323P 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

S62.322PDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunionS62.323PDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left 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)
DefinitionDisplaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, right hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.322P).Displaced fracture of shaft of third metacarpal bone, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.323P).
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