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S20.479A

Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other superficial bite of unspecified back wall of thorax, initial encounter

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
S20Superficial injury of thorax
S20.4Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
S20.47Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax
S20.479Other superficial bite of unspecified back wall of thorax
S20.479AOther superficial bite of unspecified back wall of thorax, initial encounterBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S20.479A:

subcategoryS20.47
Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax
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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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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 604
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast with MCC
DRG 605
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without MCC
DRG 963
Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
DRG 964
Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
DRG 965
Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC

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