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S66.091D vs S66.092D

S66.091D (Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter) compared with S66.092D (Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S66.091D and S66.092D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S66.091D
Right
Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter
S66.092D
Left
Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at wrist and hand level, 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. S66.091D and S66.092D 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

S66.091DOther specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounterS66.092DOther specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at wrist and hand level, 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 long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.091D).Other specified injury of long flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at wrist and hand level, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.092D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S66

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