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S20.4 Other superficial injuries of back wall of thorax

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S20.4 is the ICD-10 code for Other superficial injuries of back wall of thorax. It is a four-character subcategory of S20 (Superficial injury of thorax), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S20.4 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

S20.4Andra ytliga skador på bröstkorgens bakre vägg

NorwayICD-10-NO

S20.4Annen overflateskade på bakside av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS204Anden overfladisk læsion af bagsiden af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S20.4Muu pinnallinen rintakehän takaseinän vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S20.4Sonstige oberflächliche Verletzungen der hinteren Thoraxwand

FranceICD-10-FR

S20.4Autres lésions traumatiques superficielles de la paroi thoracique postérieure

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S20.4overige oppervlakkige-letsels van achterzijde van thorax

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S20.401AUnspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.401DUnspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S20.401SUnspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax, sequela
  • S20.402AUnspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.402DUnspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S20.402SUnspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax, sequela
  • S20.409AUnspecified superficial injuries of unspecified back wall of thorax, initial encounter
  • S20.409DUnspecified superficial injuries of unspecified back wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • and 55 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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