Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified front wall of thorax
Requires 7th character
S20.329 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S20)
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S20)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S20)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S20)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5) (from S20)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S20)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8) (from S20)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S20)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S20)
- injuries of axilla (from S20)
- injuries of clavicle (from S20)
- injuries of scapular region (from S20)
- injuries of shoulder (from S20)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S20)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S20). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Blister, sternal region
Parent code
- S20.32Blister (nonthermal) of front wall of thoraxNeeds 7th char