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S20.47

Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S20-S29 - Injuries to the thorax

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S20.47

S21.24 - open bite of back wall of thorax (S21.24)

Specific Codes (3)

S20.471Category

Other superficial bite of right back wall of thorax

S20.472Category

Other superficial bite of left back wall of thorax

S20.479Category

Other superficial bite of unspecified back wall of thorax

Related Codes

Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax

Abrasion of back wall of thorax

Blister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax

External constriction of back wall of thorax

Superficial foreign body of back wall of thorax

Insect bite (nonvenomous) of back wall of thorax

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