S21.451
Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S21.451 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
- S21.45 Parent Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
- S21.451 This code Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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.
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S21.451
- S21.451A Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter Billable
- S21.451D Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, subsequent encounter Billable
- S21.451S Open bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, sequela Billable
Version History
How S21.451 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOpen bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOpen bite of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
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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