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S20Category · further specificity requiredCurrent

Superficial injury of thorax

HierarchyS20-S29 · S20

Code-level instructions

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S20-S29 · Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

Includes
  • injuries of breast
  • injuries of chest (wall)
  • injuries of interscapular area
Excludes 2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of clavicle
  • injuries of scapular region
  • injuries of shoulder
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

More specific codes

S20.0Contusion of breastCategory · further specificity requiredS20.1Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breastCategory · further specificity requiredS20.2Contusion of thoraxCategory · further specificity requiredS20.3Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thoraxCategory · further specificity requiredS20.4Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thoraxCategory · further specificity requiredS20.9Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thoraxCategory · further specificity required
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