S62.92XA vs S62.92XS
S62.92XA (Unspecified fracture of left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S62.92XS (Unspecified fracture of left hand, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S62.92XA and S62.92XS code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S62.92XA and S62.92XS code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| S62.92XAUnspecified fracture of left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture | S62.92XSUnspecified fracture of left hand, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Unspecified fracture of left hand, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.92A). | Unspecified fracture of left hand, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S62.92S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S62 | The 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