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ICD-10-CM S21.45 — Open bite of back wall of thor… | Codelle

ICD-10-CM/S21.4/S21.45

S21.45

ICD-10-CM

Open bite of back wall of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity

Clinical Notes

Inclusion Terms

Bite of back wall of thorax NOS

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

superficial bite of back wall of thorax (S20.47)

Code Hierarchy

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

S21.45(current)

Subcodes (3)

S21.451Open bite of r bk wl of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

S21.452Open bite of l bk wl of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

S21.459Open bite of unsp bk wl of thorax w penet thoracic cavity

Same Category

S21Open wound of thorax 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 S21.001SUnspecified 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

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