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S90.421 vs S90.423

S90.421 (Blister (nonthermal), right great toe) compared with S90.423 (Blister (nonthermal), unspecified great toe), from the official CMS tabular data. S90.421 and S90.423 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S90.421
Right
Blister (nonthermal), right great toe
S90.423
Unspecified
Blister (nonthermal), unspecified great toe

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. S90.421 and S90.423 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

S90.421Blister (nonthermal), right great toeS90.423Blister (nonthermal), unspecified great toe
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S90.421A, S90.421D, S90.421S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S90.423A, S90.423D, S90.423S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionBlister (nonthermal), right great toe is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.421).Blister (nonthermal), unspecified great toe is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S90.423).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90

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