S26 Non-Billable Code

Injury of heart

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

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

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso

any associated:
open wound of thorax (S21.-)
traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

S26.0 - Injury of heart with hemopericardium
S26.1 - Injury of heart without hemopericardium
S26.9 - Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

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