S21.449S
Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S21.449S 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
- S21.44 Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.449 Parent Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.449S This code Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
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 S21.449S appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela
Related Codes
Other codes under S21.449
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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