Instruction Source: S20.372D
Oth superficial bite of left front wall of thorax, subs
Instruction Source: S20.372
Other superficial bite of left front wall of thorax
Instruction Source: S20.37
Other superficial bite of front wall of thorax
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- open bite of front wall of thorax (S21.14)
Instruction Source: S20.3
Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
Instruction Source: S20
Superficial injury of thorax
Instruction Source: S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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)
Inclusion Terms
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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