S28

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Crushing injury of thorax, and traumatic amputation of part of thorax

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional Code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S20-S29 Parent Instructions

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)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

S28Crushing injury of thorax, and traumatic amputation of part of thorax

S28.0Crushed chest

S28.1Traumatic amputation (partial) of part of thorax, except breast

S28.2Traumatic amputation of breast

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S28:

blockS20-S29

Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S28. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

6 raw paths

Amputation3 unique routes

traumatic (complete) (partial)(3 variants)

breast (complete)→S28(2 variants)

partial→S28

thorax, part of→S28

Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by)2 unique routes

crushing→S28

traumatic

due to

crushed chest→S28

Crush, crushed, crushing1 unique routes