S20-S29: Injuries to the thorax
ICD-10-CM 2027 block S20-S29 in chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes) has 10 categories.
- S20 – Superficial injury of thorax 294 billable codes
- S21 – Open wound of thorax 288 billable codes
- S22 – Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine 354 billable codes
- S23 – Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax 108 billable codes
- S24 – Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level 93 billable codes
- S25 – Injury of blood vessels of thorax 195 billable codes
- S26 – Injury of heart 42 billable codes
- S27 – Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs 162 billable codes
- S28 – Crushing injury of thorax, and traumatic amputation of part of thorax 24 billable codes
- S29 – Other and unspecified injuries of thorax 42 billable codes
Block notes
Includes:
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
Excludes2 (not included here):
- 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)