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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S20.35

Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S20.35 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S20 Superficial injury of thorax
  2. S20.3 Parent Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
  3. S20.35 This code Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Splinter in front wall of thorax

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20

Inherited from S20 — Superficial injury of thorax

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S20 — Superficial injury of thorax

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S20 — Superficial injury of thorax

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S20 — Superficial injury of thorax

More Specific Codes

5 codes under S20.35

Version History

How S20.35 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax

Related Codes

Other codes under S20.3

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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