ICD-10: S21
Open wound of thorax
Coding Guidelines
Code Also
- traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
- traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)
- wound infection
- rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)
- injury of heart (S26.-)
- spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
- injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)
- traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
- any associated injury, such as:
Excludes 1
- traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)
Subcategories
S21.3
Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.0
Open wound of breast
S21.9
Open wound of unspecified part of thorax
S21.2
Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.1
Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.4
Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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