Laceration of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax, initial encounter
Billable / specific
S29.021A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S29)
- 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 S29)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S29)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S29)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5) (from S29)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S29)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8) (from S29)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S29)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S29)
- injuries of axilla (from S29)
- injuries of clavicle (from S29)
- injuries of scapular region (from S29)
- injuries of shoulder (from S29)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S29)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S29). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S29.021Laceration of muscle and tendon of front wall of thoraxNeeds 7th char