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ICD-10-CM S21 — Open wound of thorax | Codelle

S21

ICD-10-CM

Open wound of thorax

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)

Code also

any associated injury, such as:
injury of heart (S26.-)
injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)
rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)
spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)
traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
wound infection

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (6)

S21.0Open wound of breast

S21.1Open wound of front wall of thorax w/o penet thoracic cavity

S21.2Open wound of back wall of thorax w/o penet thoracic cavity

S21.3Open wound of front wall of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

S21.4Open wound of back wall of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

S21.9Open wound of unspecified part of thorax

Same Category

S21.0Open wound of breast S21.00Unspecified open wound of breast S21.001Unspecified open wound of right breast S21.001AUnspecified open wound of right breast, initial encounter S21.001DUnspecified open wound of right breast, subsequent encounter

S21.001S

Unspecified open wound of right breast, sequela

S21.002Unspecified open wound of left breast

S21.002AUnspecified open wound of left breast, initial encounter

S21.002DUnspecified open wound of left breast, subsequent encounter

S21.002SUnspecified open wound of left breast, sequela

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