ICD-10 diagnosis code

S21.8 Open wound of other parts of thorax

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S21.8 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of other parts 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

S21.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

S21.8Åpent sår i annen spesifisert del av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS218Åbent sår på anden del af thorax

FinlandICD-10-FI

S21.8Rintakehän muun osan haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S21.8Offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Thorax

  • S21.80Nicht näher bezeichnete offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Thorax
  • S21.83Offene Wunde (jeder Teil des Thorax) mit Verbindung zu einer intrathorakalen Verletzung
  • S21.84Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
  • S21.85Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
  • S21.86Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
  • S21.87Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
  • S21.88Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
  • S21.89Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Thorax
FranceICD-10-FR

S21.8Plaie ouverte d'autres parties du thorax

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S21.8open wond van overige 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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