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S21.05

Open bite of breast

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S21S21.0S21.05

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

Section: S20-S29 - Injuries to the thorax

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bite of breast NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S21.05

  • S20.17 - superficial bite of breast (S20.17)

Specific Codes (3)

S21.051Category

Open bite of right breast

S21.052Category

Open bite of left breast

S21.059Category

Open bite of unspecified breast

Related Codes

S21.00Category

Unspecified open wound of breast

S21.01Category

Laceration without foreign body of breast

S21.02Category

Laceration with foreign body of breast

S21.03Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of breast

S21.04Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of breast

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