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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S20 Superficial injury of thorax

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S20 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of thorax. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S20–S29 (Injuries to the thorax) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of S20

S20 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S20Ytlig skada i bröstregionen

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS20Overfladisk læsion af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S20Rintakehän pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S20Oberflächliche Verletzung des Thorax

FranceICD-10-FR

S20Lésion traumatique superficielle du thorax

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S20oppervlakkig letsel van thorax

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S20.90XAUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.90XDUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S20.90XSUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax, sequela
  • S20.91XAAbrasion of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.91XDAbrasion of unspecified parts of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S20.91XSAbrasion of unspecified parts of thorax, sequela
  • S20.92XABlister (nonthermal) of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.92XDBlister (nonthermal) of unspecified parts of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • and 13 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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