S21.21
Header — not billableLaceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
The ICD-10 code for laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity is S21.21.
S21.21 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S21.21
- S21.211Laceration without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.212Laceration without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.219Laceration without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Related codes in this category
- S21.20Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.22Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.23Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.24Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.25Open bite of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.21Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header