Skip to main content

S69.91XD vs S69.92XD

S69.91XD (Unspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter) compared with S69.92XD (Unspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S69.91XD and S69.92XD code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

Review

Laterality relationship

S69.91XD
Right
Unspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter
S69.92XD
Left
Unspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), 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. S69.91XD and S69.92XD 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

S69.91XDUnspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterS69.92XDUnspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), 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
DefinitionUnspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S69.91D).Unspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S69.92D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S69The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S69

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