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S21.242A - Pnctr w fb of l bk wl of thorax w/o penet thor cavity, init


The ICD 10 Code for Pnctr w fb of l bk wl of thorax w/o penet thor cavity, init is listed as S21.242A.
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: S21.242A
Description: Pnctr w fb of l bk wl of thorax w/o penet thor cavity, init
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
604 - Trauma To The Skin, Subcut Tiss & Breast W Mcc
605 - Trauma To The Skin, Subcut Tiss & Breast W/o Mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Parent S21.242 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 876.1 - Open wound of back, complicated (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S21.242A:
S21.242D - Pnctr w fb of l bk wl of thorax w/o penet thor cavity, subs
S21.242S - Pnctr w fb of l bk wl of thorax w/o penet thor cavity, sqla