S67.196 (Crushing injury of right little finger) compared with S67.197 (Crushing injury of left little finger), from the official CMS tabular data. S67.196 and S67.197 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S67.196 and S67.197 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.
| S67.196Crushing injury of right little finger | S67.197Crushing injury of left little finger | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Crushing injury of right little finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S67.196). | Crushing injury of left little finger is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S67.197). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S67 | The 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