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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S21.9 Open wound of thorax, part unspecified

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S21.9 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of thorax, part unspecified. 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

What S21.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Thoracic wall NOS

S21.9 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

S21.9Sårskada i bröstregion med ospecificerad lokalisation

NorwayICD-10-NO

S21.9Åpent sår i uspesifisert del av brystkasse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS219Åbent sår på thorax UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S21.9Määrittämättömän rintakehän osan haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S21.9Offene Wunde des Thorax, Teil nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S21.9Plaie ouverte du thorax, partie non précisée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S21.9open wond van thorax, deel niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S21.90XAUnspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter
  • S21.90XDUnspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S21.90XSUnspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax, sequela
  • S21.91XALaceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter
  • S21.91XDLaceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • S21.91XSLaceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax, sequela
  • S21.92XALaceration with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter
  • S21.92XDLaceration with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 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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