ICD-10-CM Code S21.4
Open wound of back 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 S21.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S21.4 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of back wall of thorax w penet thoracic cavity' in more detail.
- S21.4 Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
-
- S21.401 Unspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.402 Unspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.409 Unspecified open wound of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
- S21.411 Laceration without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.412 Laceration without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.419 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
- S21.421 Laceration with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.422 Laceration with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.429 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
- S21.431 Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.432 Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.439 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
- S21.441 Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.442 Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
- S21.449 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity NON-BILLABLE
-
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 'S21.4 - Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S21.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S21 - Open wound of thorax