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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S21.2 Open wound of back wall of thorax

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S21.2 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of back 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

S21.2 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

S21.2Sårskada i bröstkorgens bakre vägg

NorwayICD-10-NO

S21.2Åpent sår på bakside av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS212Åbent sår på bagsiden af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S21.2Rintakehän takaseinän haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S21.2Offene Wunde der hinteren Thoraxwand

FranceICD-10-FR

S21.2Plaie ouverte de la paroi thoracique postérieure

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S21.2open wond van achterzijde van thorax

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S21.201AUnspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.201DUnspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
  • S21.201SUnspecified open wound of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
  • S21.202AUnspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.202DUnspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
  • S21.202SUnspecified open wound of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
  • S21.209AUnspecified open wound of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
  • S21.209DUnspecified open wound of unspecified back 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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