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ICD-10-CM Code for Superficial injury of thorax S20

ICD-10 code S20 for Superficial injury of thorax is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Superficial injury of thorax
 
S20 Superficial injury of thorax
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Contusion of breast
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Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast
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Contusion of thorax
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Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
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Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
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Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax

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please help me understand why my ICD-10 codes were wrong
This was in AAPC practicode. The relevant part of the clinical impressions said: Multiple contusions to the front wall of chest: So my ICD-10 code for that was supposed to be: S20.219A--"contusion of ... [ Read More ]
Laceration lower back
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 510898, member: 5404"] Lower back injuries would not be coded with the S20-S29 range of ICD-10 codes - those codes are for injuries to the thorax, which extends down to the b... [ Read More ]
Laceration lower back
Lower back injuries would not be coded with the S20-S29 range of ICD-10 codes - those codes are for injuries to the thorax, which extends down to the bottom of the rib cage. These codes would also, b... [ Read More ]
ICD 10 Insect Bite Diagnosis?
non venomous insect bite to face can be found under S10 non venomous insect bite to chest and thorax can be found under S20 and so on.. the classification breaks down injuries to body area, the reason... [ Read More ]
Abrasion upper back
[b]abrasion, interscapular[/b] I would lean toward using S20.419A because abrasion, interscapular region would be the upper back area. Jamie Albers, CPC-A... [ Read More ]
Abrasion upper back
how about S20.419 - abrasion of back wall of thorax?... [ Read More ]
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Not sure if this is what you are looking for but I found it on the internet. Sorry for the length but I hope it's helpful! Donna This section includes the Family PACT (Planning, Access, Care and Tr... [ Read More ]
Coding with ICD-10
[b]Coding for Open Wounds - ICD-9 vs ICD-10[/b] [B]ICD-10-CM Coding for Open Wounds[/B] Injuries have been arranged into the following blocks (category code ranges) in ICD-10-CM: • head (S00 to S... [ Read More ]
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