S21.449
Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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
S21.44Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.449Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityBillable
S21.449APuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounterBillable
S21.449DPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounterBillable
S21.449SPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequelaBillable
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S21.449:
chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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