Category · FY2027
S21 Open wound of thorax
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
S21 is not billable. The category heads 288 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.
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Where it sits
- Billable codes
- 288
- Subdivisions
- 6
- CC / MCC codes
- 24 / 36
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 44
Codes in S21
- S21.0Open wound of breastHeader
- S21.00Unspecified open wound of breastHeader
- S21.001Unspecified open wound of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.002Unspecified open wound of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.009Unspecified open wound of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.01Laceration without foreign body of breastHeader
- S21.011Laceration without foreign body of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.012Laceration without foreign body of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.019Laceration without foreign body of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.02Laceration with foreign body of breastHeader
- S21.021Laceration with foreign body of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.022Laceration with foreign body of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.029Laceration with foreign body of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.03Puncture wound without foreign body of breastHeader
- S21.031Puncture wound without foreign body of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.032Puncture wound without foreign body of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.039Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.04Puncture wound with foreign body of breastHeader
- S21.041Puncture wound with foreign body of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.042Puncture wound with foreign body of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.049Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.05Open bite of breastHeader
Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1
Inclusion terms
- Bite of breast NOS
Excludes1
- superficial bite of breast (S20.17) S20.17
- S21.051Open bite of right breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.052Open bite of left breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.059Open bite of unspecified breast +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.1Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Open wound of chest without penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.10Unspecified open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.101Unspecified open wound of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.102Unspecified open wound of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.109Unspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.11Laceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.111Laceration without foreign body of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.112Laceration without foreign body of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.119Laceration without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.12Laceration with foreign body of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.121Laceration with foreign body of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.122Laceration with foreign body of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.129Laceration with foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.13Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.131Puncture wound without foreign body of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.132Puncture wound without foreign body of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.139Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.14Puncture wound with foreign body of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.141Puncture wound with foreign body of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.142Puncture wound with foreign body of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.149Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.15Open bite of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1
Inclusion terms
- Bite of front wall of thorax NOS
Excludes1
- superficial bite of front wall of thorax (S20.37) S20.37
- S21.151Open bite of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.152Open bite of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.159Open bite of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.2Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.20Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.201Unspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.202Unspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.209Unspecified open wound of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.21Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.211Laceration without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.212Laceration without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.219Laceration without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.22Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.221Laceration with foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.222Laceration with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.229Laceration with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.23Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.231Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.232Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.239Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.24Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.241Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.242Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.249Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.25Open bite of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1
Inclusion terms
- Bite of back wall of thorax NOS
Excludes1
- superficial bite of back wall of thorax (S20.47) S20.47
- S21.251Open bite of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.252Open bite of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.259Open bite of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.3Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Open wound of chest with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.30Unspecified open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.301Unspecified open wound of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.302Unspecified open wound of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.309Unspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.31Laceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.311Laceration without foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.312Laceration without foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.319Laceration without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.32Laceration with foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.321Laceration with foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.322Laceration with foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.329Laceration with foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.33Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.331Puncture wound without foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.332Puncture wound without foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.339Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.34Puncture wound with foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.341Puncture wound with foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.342Puncture wound with foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.349Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.35Open bite of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Excludes1 1
Excludes1
- superficial bite of front wall of thorax (S20.37) S20.37
- S21.351Open bite of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.352Open bite of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.359Open bite of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.4Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.40Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.401Unspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.402Unspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.409Unspecified open wound of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.41Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.411Laceration without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.412Laceration without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.419Laceration without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.42Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.421Laceration with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.422Laceration with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.429Laceration with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.43Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.431Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.432Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.439Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.44Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
- S21.441Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.442Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.449Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.45Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavityHeader
Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1
Inclusion terms
- Bite of back wall of thorax NOS
Excludes1
- superficial bite of back wall of thorax (S20.47) S20.47
- S21.451Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.452Open bite of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.459Open bite of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.9Open wound of unspecified part of thoraxHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Open wound of thoracic wall NOS
- S21.90Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.91Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.92Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.93Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.94Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- S21.95Open bite of unspecified part of thorax +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
Excludes1 1
Excludes1
- superficial bite of thorax (S20.97) S20.97
CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).
Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.
Instructions
At S21
Excludes1
- traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1) S28.1
Code also
- any associated injury, such as:
- injury of heart (S26.-) S26
- injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-) S27
- rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-) S22.3 S22.4
- spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-) S24.0 S24.1
- traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3) S27.3
- traumatic hemothorax (S27.1) S27.1
- traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0) S27.0
- wound infection
Notes that also apply
Block S20-S29 instructions (Includes 3, Excludes2 11): printed on the block page.
Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.
7th characters
7th characters for S21 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S21
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.
Index entries
- Wound, open›breast → S21.00-
- Laceration›breast → S21.01-
- Puncture›breast → S21.039
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›breast → S21.05-
- Wound, open›thorax, thoracic (wall) → S21.90
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall) → S21.91
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall) → S21.93
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›thorax, thoracic (wall) → S21.95
- Laceration›breast›with foreign body → S21.02-
- Puncture›breast›right → S21.031
- Puncture›breast›left → S21.032
- Puncture›breast›with foreign body → S21.049
- Wound, open›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front → S21.10-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front → S21.11-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front → S21.13-
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front → S21.15-
- Wound, open›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back → S21.20-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back → S21.21-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back → S21.23-
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back → S21.25-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body → S21.92
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body → S21.94
- Puncture›breast›right›with foreign body → S21.041
- Puncture›breast›left›with foreign body → S21.042
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body›front → S21.12-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body›back → S21.22-
- Wound, open›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with penetration → S21.30
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.35-
- Wound, open›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with penetration → S21.40
- Bite(s) (animal) (human)›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.45-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with›foreign body → S21.12-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with›foreign body → S21.14-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with›foreign body → S21.22-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with›foreign body → S21.24-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with›penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.31-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body›front›with penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.32-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›front›with›penetration → S21.33
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with›penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.41-
- Laceration›thorax, thoracic (wall)›with foreign body›back›with penetration into thoracic cavity → S21.42-
- Puncture›thorax, thoracic (wall)›back›with›penetration → S21.43
4 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.
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