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S21.231A – Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter

Overview

Coding Notes

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GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Open wound of back, without mention of complication

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITH MCC
TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC

Sibling Codes

Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela

Parent Sibling Codes

Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

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