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S26 - Injury of heart


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of heart is listed as S26.
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: S26
Description: Injury of heart
  • Code also any associated:
  • open wound of thorax (S21.-)
  • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
  • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
  • traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26
  • 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 S26:
S26.0 - Injury of heart with hemopericardium
S26.1 - Injury of heart without hemopericardium
S26.9 - Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium