S21.42
Header — not billableLaceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
The ICD-10 code for laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity is S21.42.
S21.42 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 S21.42
- S21.421Laceration with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.422Laceration with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.429Laceration with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Related codes in this category
- S21.40Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.41Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.43Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.44Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.45Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.42Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header