S21.31
Header — not billableLaceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
The ICD-10 code for laceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity is S21.31.
S21.31 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 S21.31
- S21.311Laceration without foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.312Laceration without foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.319Laceration without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Related codes in this category
- S21.30Unspecified open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.32Laceration with foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.33Puncture wound without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.34Puncture wound with foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.35Open bite of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.31Laceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header