ICD-10

ICD-10 code S21

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- ICD-10-CM
TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES
- S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax

S21

Open wound of thorax

ICD-10 code S21 for Open wound of thorax

Code also any associated injury, such as:
injury of heart (S26.-)
injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)
rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)
spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)
traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
wound infection
Excludes1: traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S21
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
S21.0
Open wound of breast
S21.1
Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.2
Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.3
Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.4
Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.9
Open wound of unspecified part of thorax
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ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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