S21.0 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of breast. It is a four-character subcategory of S21 (Open wound 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
S21.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S21.0Åpent sår i eller på bryst
DS210Åbent sår på mamma
S21.0Rintarauhasen haava
S21.0Offene Wunde der Mamma [Brustdrüse]
S21.0Plaie ouverte du sein
S21.0open wond van mamma
Listed through more specific codes:
- S21.001AUnspecified open wound of right breast, initial encounter
- S21.001DUnspecified open wound of right breast, subsequent encounter
- S21.001SUnspecified open wound of right breast, sequela
- S21.002AUnspecified open wound of left breast, initial encounter
- S21.002DUnspecified open wound of left breast, subsequent encounter
- S21.002SUnspecified open wound of left breast, sequela
- S21.009AUnspecified open wound of unspecified breast, initial encounter
- S21.009DUnspecified open wound of unspecified breast, subsequent encounter
- and 46 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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