S65.391A (Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of right hand, initial encounter) compared with S65.392A (Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.391A and S65.392A code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S65.391A and S65.392A 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.
| S65.391AOther specified injury of deep palmar arch of right hand, initial encounter | S65.392AOther specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of right hand, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.391A). | Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.392A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65 | The 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