S21.31 Non-Billable Code

Laceration without foreign body of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

This code is a child of S21.3.

As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

S21.311 - Laceration without foreign body of right front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity Billable
S21.312 - Laceration without foreign body of left front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity Billable
S21.319 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity Billable

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