ICD-10-CM code "S21.242": Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeS21.242
DescriptionPuncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Hierarchy
  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
  3. Open wound of thorax (S21)
  4. Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.2)
  5. Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.24)
  6. Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.242)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 1birth trauma (P10-P15)

    Type 1obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

  2. Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

    Type 2burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

    Type 2effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)

    Type 2effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)

    Type 2effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)

    Type 2effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)

    Type 2frostbite (T33-T34)

    Type 2injuries of axilla

    Type 2injuries of clavicle

    Type 2injuries of scapular region

    Type 2injuries of shoulder

    Type 2insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

  3. Open wound of thorax (S21)

    Type 1traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)

  4. Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.2)
  5. Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.24)
  6. Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.242)

Includes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

    Includesinjuries of breast

    Includesinjuries of chest (wall)

    Includesinjuries of interscapular area

  3. Open wound of thorax (S21)
  4. Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.2)
  5. Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.24)
  6. Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity (S21.242)