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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S21.1 Open wound of front wall of thorax

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S21.1 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of front wall of thorax. 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

S21.1 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

S21.1Sårskada i bröstkorgens främre vägg

NorwayICD-10-NO

S21.1Åpent sår på fremside av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS211Åbent sår på forsiden af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S21.1Rintakehän etuseinämän haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S21.1Offene Wunde der vorderen Thoraxwand

FranceICD-10-FR

S21.1Plaie ouverte de la paroi thoracique antérieure

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S21.1open wond van voorzijde van thorax

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S21.101AUnspecified open wound of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.101DUnspecified open wound of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
  • S21.101SUnspecified open wound of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
  • S21.102AUnspecified open wound of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.102DUnspecified open wound of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
  • S21.102SUnspecified open wound of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
  • S21.109AUnspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.109DUnspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, 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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