S21.439A
Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, 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)
S21Open wound of thorax
S21.4Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.43Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.439Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.439APuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounterBillable
Applicable Ancestor Context
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chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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