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S20-S29 Injuries to the Thorax

S20 Superficial Injury of Thorax

S21 Open Wound of Thorax

S22 Fracture of Rib(s), Sternum & Thoracic Spine

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S23 Dislocation & Sprain of Joints & Ligaments of Thorax

S24 Injury of Nerves & Spinal Cord at Thorax Level

S25 Injury of Blood Vessels of Thorax

Injuries to the thorax S20-S29 >

 

Type 2 Excludes

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)

effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)

effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)

effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)

frostbite (T33-T34)

injuries of axilla

injuries of clavicle

injuries of scapular region

injuries of shoulder

insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of breast

injuries of chest (wall)

injuries of interscapular area

 

Open wound of thorax S21- >

 

Code Also

any associated injury, such as:

injury of heart (S26.-)

injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)

rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)

spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)

traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)

traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)

traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

wound infection

Type 1 Excludes

traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)

 

Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine S22- >

 

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Code First

any associated:

injury of intrathoracic organ (S27.-)

spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)

Type 1 Excludes

transection of thorax (S28.1)

Type 2 Excludes

fracture of clavicle (S42.0-)

fracture of scapula (S42.1-)

Includes

fracture of thoracic neural arch

fracture of thoracic spinous process

fracture of thoracic transverse process

fracture of thoracic vertebra

fracture of thoracic vertebral arch

 

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax S23- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound

Type 2 Excludes

dislocation, sprain of sternoclavicular joint (S43.2, S43.6)

strain of muscle or tendon of thorax (S29.01-)

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament of thorax

laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax

sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax

traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of thorax

traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of thorax

traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of thorax

traumatic tear of joint or ligament of thorax

 

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level S24- >

 

Note

Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury

Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the

cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve

roots at and below the level given.

Code Also

any associated:

fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)

open wound of thorax (S21.-)

transient paralysis (R29.5)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

 

Injury of blood vessels of thorax S25- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S21.-)

 

Injury of heart S26- >

 

Code Also

any associated:

open wound of thorax (S21.-)

traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)

traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)

traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

Clinical Information

General or unspecified injuries to the heart.

 

Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs S27- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)

injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)

 

Other and unspecified injuries of thorax S29- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S21.-)

 

S27 Injury of Other & Unspecified Intrathoracic Organs

S28 Crushing Injury of Thorax, & Traumatic Amputation of Part of Thorax

S29 Other & Unspecified Injuries of Thorax