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S66.592A vs S66.593A

S66.592A (Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter) compared with S66.593A (Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S66.592A and S66.593A code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S66.592A
Right
Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter
S66.593A
Left
Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial 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. S66.592A and S66.593A 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

S66.592AOther injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounterS66.593AOther injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial 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 injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.592A).Other injury of intrinsic muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.593A).
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