ICD-10-CM Code S20
Superficial injury of thorax
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S20 that describes the diagnosis 'superficial injury of thorax' in more detail.
- S20 Superficial injury of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.00 Contusion of breast, unspecified breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.01 Contusion of right breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.02 Contusion of left breast NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.10 Unspecified superficial injuries of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.11 Abrasion of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.12 Blister (nonthermal) of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.14 External constriction of part of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.15 Superficial foreign body of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.16 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.17 Other superficial bite of breast NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.20 Contusion of thorax, unspecified NON-BILLABLE
- S20.21 Contusion of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.22 Contusion of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.30 Unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.31 Abrasion of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.32 Blister (nonthermal) of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.34 External constriction of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.35 Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.36 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.37 Other superficial bite of front wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.40 Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.41 Abrasion of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.42 Blister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.44 External constriction of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.45 Superficial foreign body of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.47 Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.90 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.91 Abrasion of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.92 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.94 External constriction of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.95 Superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.96 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S20.97 Other superficial bite of unspecified parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S20 is used to code Bruise
A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caused blood dissecting through tissue planes and settled in an area remote from the site of trauma or pathology such as periorbital ecchymosis, i.e.,"raccoon eyes" , arising from a basilar skull fracture or from a neuroblastoma).
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 920, 921, 922, 923, 924 |
Bruise on upper leg caused by a blunt object
Coding Notes for S20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S20