S67.40XA (Crushing injury of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter) compared with S67.41XA (Crushing injury of right wrist and hand, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S67.40XA and S67.41XA 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. S67.40XA and S67.41XA 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.
| S67.40XACrushing injury of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter | S67.41XACrushing injury of right wrist and hand, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.40A). | Crushing injury of right wrist and hand, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.41A). |
| 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