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S65.291D vs S65.299D

S65.291D (Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand, subsequent encounter) compared with S65.299D (Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.291D and S65.299D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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S65.291D
Right
Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand, subsequent encounter
S65.299D
Unspecified
Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter

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. S65.291D and S65.299D 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

S65.291DOther specified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand, subsequent encounterS65.299DOther specified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOther specified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.291D).Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.299D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources