S21 - Open wound of thorax

The ICD 10 Code for Open wound of thorax is listed as S21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	S21
Description:	Open wound of thorax Code also any associated injury such as: injury of heart (S26.-) injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-) rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-) spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-) traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3) traumatic hemothorax (S27.1) traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0) wound infection Excludes1: traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S21 A - initial encounter D - subsequent encounter S - sequela

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S21:
S21.0 - Open wound of breast
S21.1 - Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.2 - Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.3 - Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.4 - Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.9 - Open wound of unspecified part of thorax