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S66.992S vs S66.999S

S66.992S (Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequela) compared with S66.999S (Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S66.992S and S66.999S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S66.992S
Left
Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequela
S66.999S
Unspecified
Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, sequela

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. S66.992S and S66.999S 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

S66.992SOther injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequelaS66.999SOther injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, sequela
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)
DefinitionOther injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, left hand, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.992S).Other injury of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at wrist and hand level, unspecified hand, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S66.999S).
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