Injuries to the thorax - S20-S29
Sections in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.
Section Includes:
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
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)
These ranges represents Categories of Injuries to the thorax. The "S20-S29" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- S20 - Superficial injury of thorax
- S21 - Open wound of thorax
- S22 - Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
- S23 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax
- S24 - Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
- S25 - Injury of blood vessels of thorax
- S26 - Injury of heart
- S27 - Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
- S28 - Crushing injury of thorax, and traumatic amputation of part of thorax
- S29 - Other and unspecified injuries of thorax