S20.42
Blister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S20.42 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S20 Superficial injury of thorax
- S20.4 Parent Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
- S20.42 This code Blister (nonthermal) of back 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.
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20
Inherited from S20 — Superficial injury of thorax
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S20.42
Version History
How S20.42 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentBlister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedBlister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax
Related Codes
Other codes under S20.4
- S20.40 Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
- S20.41 Abrasion of back wall of thorax
- S20.44 External constriction of back wall of thorax
- S20.45 Superficial foreign body of back wall of thorax
- S20.46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of back wall of thorax
- S20.47 Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax
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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