S21.432A
Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S21.432A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S21 Open wound of thorax
- S21.4 Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.43 Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.432 Parent Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.432A This code Puncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
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 S21
Inherited from S21 — Open wound of thorax
Version History
How S21.432A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPuncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPuncture wound without foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
Related Codes
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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