S28.0 is the ICD-10 code for Crushed chest. It is a four-character subcategory of S28 (Crushing injury of thorax and traumatic amputation of part 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 S28.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- flail chest S22.5
S28.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S28.0Krossad bröstkorg
S28.0Knust brystkasse
DS280Knusningslæsion af thorax
S28.0Rintakehän murskavamma
S28.0Brustkorbzerquetschung
S28.0Écrasement du thorax
S28.0crush-letsel van thorax
Listed through more specific codes:
- S28.0XXACrushed chest, initial encounter
- S28.0XXDCrushed chest, subsequent encounter
- S28.0XXSCrushed chest, sequela
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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