S21.24 - Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

The ICD 10 Code for Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity is listed as S21.24.
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:	S21.24
Description:	Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block	Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Parent	S21.2 - Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S21.24:
S21.241 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.242 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.249 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S21.24:
S21.20 - Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.21 - Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.22 - Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.23 - Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.25 - Open bite of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity