S21.45

Open bite of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S21S21.4S21.45

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)

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