S20.319A Abrasion of unspecified front wall of thorax, init encntr

Instructional Notes:

S20.319A
Description: Abrasion of unspecified front wall of thorax, init encntr
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S20.319
Description: Abrasion of unspecified front wall of thorax
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S20.31
Description: Abrasion of front wall of thorax
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S20.3
Description: Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
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S20
Description: Superficial injury of thorax
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S20-S29
Description: Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Exclude2:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)