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.
S21.8Åpent sår i annen spesifisert del av brystkasse
DS218Åbent sår på anden del af thorax
S21.8Rintakehän muun osan haava
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
S21.8Plaie ouverte d'autres parties du thorax
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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