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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax
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S20-
Superficial injury of thorax
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S20.324S
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S20.324S
Blister (nonthermal) of middle front wall of thorax, sequela
2021 - New Code 2022 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S20.324S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S20.324S became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S20.324S - other international versions of ICD-10 S20.324S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S20.324S contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S20.324S:
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S20.324S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S20.324S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 604 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast with mcc
- 605 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc
Code History
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): New code
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S20.324S
S20.323 Blister (nonthermal) of bilateral front wall of thorax
S20.324 Blister (nonthermal) of middle front wall of thorax
S20.324S
…… sequela
S20.329 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified front wall of thorax
S20.34 External constriction of front wall of thorax
S20.341 External constriction of right front wall of thorax
S20.342 External constriction of left front wall of thorax
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.