S21.23
Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Use a more specific code (3 billable)
S21.231Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityS21.232Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityS21.239Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •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)
S21Open wound of thorax
S21.2Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.23Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityNot billable
S21.231Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityBillable
S21.232Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityBillable
S21.239Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityBillable
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S21.23:
chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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