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S67.190 vs S67.191

S67.190 (Crushing injury of right index finger) compared with S67.191 (Crushing injury of left index finger), from the official CMS tabular data. S67.190 and S67.191 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S67.190
Right
Crushing injury of right index finger
S67.191
Left
Crushing injury of left index finger

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. S67.190 and S67.191 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

S67.190Crushing injury of right index fingerS67.191Crushing injury of left index finger
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S67.190A, S67.190D, S67.190S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S67.191A, S67.191D, S67.191S

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)
DefinitionCrushing injury of right index finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S67.190).Crushing injury of left index finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S67.191).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S67The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S67
Use additional code
code for all associated injuries, such as:
fracture of wrist and hand (S62.-)
open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)
code for all associated injuries, such as:
fracture of wrist and hand (S62.-)
open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

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