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S67.91XA vs S67.92XA

S67.91XA (Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of right wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounter) compared with S67.92XA (Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of left wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S67.91XA and S67.92XA code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S67.91XA
Right
Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of right wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounter
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S67.92XA
Left
Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of left wrist, hand and fingers, initial 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. S67.91XA and S67.92XA 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

S67.91XACrushing injury of unspecified part(s) of right wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounterS67.92XACrushing injury of unspecified part(s) of left wrist, hand and fingers, initial 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 unspecified part(s) of right wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.91A).Crushing injury of unspecified part(s) of left wrist, hand and fingers, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S67.92A).
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.-)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources