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S20.8 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax

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S20.8 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts 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

What S20.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Thoracic wall NOS

S20.8 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

S20.8Ytlig skada på andra och ospecificerade delar av bröstregionen

NorwayICD-10-NO

S20.8Overflateskade på annen eller uspesifisert del av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS208Overfladisk læsion af anden eller ikke specificeret del af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S20.8Muun tai määrittämättömän rintakehän osan pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S20.8Oberflächliche Verletzung sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter Teile des Thorax

FranceICD-10-FR

S20.8Lésion traumatique superficielle de parties autres et non précisées du thorax

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S20.8oppervlakkig letsel van overige en niet-gespecificeerde delen van thorax

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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