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S67.21XD vs S67.22XD

S67.21XD (Crushing injury of right hand, subsequent encounter) compared with S67.22XD (Crushing injury of left hand, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S67.21XD and S67.22XD code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S67.21XD
Right
Crushing injury of right hand, subsequent encounter
S67.22XD
Left
Crushing injury of left hand, 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. S67.21XD and S67.22XD 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

S67.21XDCrushing injury of right hand, subsequent encounterS67.22XDCrushing injury of left hand, 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
DefinitionCrushing injury of right hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.21D).Crushing injury of left hand, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.22D).
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