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S65.392 vs S65.399

S65.392 (Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand) compared with S65.399 (Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.392 and S65.399 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S65.392
Left
Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand
S65.399
Unspecified
Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand

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. S65.392 and S65.399 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

S65.392Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left handS65.399Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S65.392A, S65.392D, S65.392S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S65.399A, S65.399D, S65.399S

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 deep palmar arch of left hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S65.392).Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S65.399).
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