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S21.449A – Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter

Overview

Coding Notes

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GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Injury to multiple and unspecified intrathoracic organs, with open wound into cavity

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

TRAUMATIC INJURY WITH MCC
TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC

Sibling Codes

Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela

Parent Sibling Codes

Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity

Codes with Same Suffix

External constriction of unspecified ear, initial encounter
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area, initial encounter
External constriction of unspecified back wall of thorax, initial encounter
Incarcerated fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of unspecified humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
Ulnar collateral ligament sprain of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
External constriction of unspecified finger, initial encounter
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified hand, initial encounter
Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified axilla, initial encounter
Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), including thumb, initial encounter