S21.45
Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Bite of back wall of thorax NOS
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with S21.45
- S20.47 - superficial bite of back wall of thorax (S20.47)
Specific Codes (3)
Related Codes
Unspecified open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Laceration without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Laceration with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound without foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity
Puncture wound with foreign body of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity


