ICD-10-CM Code S21.33
Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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 S21.33 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S21.33 that describes the diagnosis 'pnctr w/o fb of front wall of thorax w penet thoracic cavity' in more detail.
- S21.33 Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S21 is used to code Chest injury
A chest injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Code: | D013898 |
ICD 9 Code: | 959.11 |
A chest X-ray of a right sided pulmonary contusion associated with flail chest and subcutaneous emphysema
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S21.33 - Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity'
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Parent Code: S21.3 - Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity