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ICD-10-CM Code S28.21
Complete traumatic amputation of breast

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S28.21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S28.21 that describes the diagnosis 'complete traumatic amputation of breast' in more detail.


The ICD code S28 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

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Coding Notes for S28.21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
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Traumatic amputation of breast NOS

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S28.21 - Complete traumatic amputation of breast'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S28.21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: S28.2 - Traumatic amputation of breast

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