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S65.302D vs S65.309D

S65.302D (Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, subsequent encounter) compared with S65.309D (Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.302D and S65.309D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S65.302D
Left
Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, subsequent encounter
S65.309D
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of deep 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. S65.302D and S65.309D 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

S65.302DUnspecified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, subsequent encounterS65.309DUnspecified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.302D).Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.309D).
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