ICD-10-CM Code S20.1
Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast
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 S20.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of S20.1 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast' in more detail.
- S20.1 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.111 Abrasion of breast, right breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.112 Abrasion of breast, left breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.119 Abrasion of breast, unspecified breast NON-BILLABLE
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- S20.121 Blister (nonthermal) of breast, right breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.122 Blister (nonthermal) of breast, left breast NON-BILLABLE
- S20.129 Blister (nonthermal) of breast, unspecified breast NON-BILLABLE
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
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Nonvenomous insect bite of breast with infection (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S20 - Superficial injury of thorax