S21.24
Header — not billablePuncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
The ICD-10 code for puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity is S21.24.
S21.24 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 S21.24
- S21.241Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.242Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.249Puncture wound with 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
- S21.21Laceration without foreign body 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
- S21.25Open bite 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