S20

Non-billableSave

Superficial injury of thorax

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S20 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (6)

S20.0Contusion of breastCategory→S20.1Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breastCategory→S20.2Contusion of thoraxCategory→S20.3Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thoraxCategory→S20.4Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thoraxCategory→S20.9Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thoraxCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S20

Contusion of breast

S20.0›

Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast

S20.1›

Contusion of thorax

S20.2›

Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax

S20.3›

Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax

S20.4›

Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax

S20.9›

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