S26Non-billable

Injury of heart

Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes·Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)·category·FY 2026

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Code Also
  • any associated:
  • open wound of thorax (S21.-)
  • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
  • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
  • traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
S26Injury of heartNot billable
S26.0Injury of heart with hemopericardiumSubcodes
S26.1Injury of heart without hemopericardiumSubcodes
S26.9Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardiumSubcodes

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.