S21.95
Billable codeOpen bite of unspecified part of thorax
The ICD-10 code for open bite of unspecified part of thorax is S21.95.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- superficial bite of thorax (S20.97)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S21.90Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.91Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.92Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.93Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.94Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.95Open bite of unspecified part of thorax