ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax
S20- Superficial injury of thorax
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S20.344D

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S20.344D

External constriction of middle front wall of thorax, subsequent encounter

2021 - New Code

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

S20.344D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: External constriction of middle front wall of thorax, subs
ICD-10-CM S20.344D is a new 2021 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S20.344D - other international versions of ICD-10 S20.344D may differ.

The following code(s) above S20.344D 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 S20.344D:

S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S20-S29
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax
Includes
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the thorax

Present On Admission

POA 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.

S20.344D is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM S20.344D is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

949 Aftercare with cc/mcc
950 Aftercare without cc/mcc

Code History

2021 (effective 10/1/2020): New code

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S20.344D

S20.342 External constriction of left front wall of thorax

S20.342A …… initial encounter

S20.342D …… subsequent encounter

S20.342S …… sequela

S20.343 External constriction of bilateral front wall of thorax

S20.343A …… initial encounter

S20.343D …… subsequent encounter

S20.343S …… sequela

S20.344 External constriction of middle front wall of thorax

S20.344A …… initial encounter

S20.344D …… subsequent encounter

S20.344S …… sequela

S20.349 External constriction of unspecified front wall of thorax

S20.349A …… initial encounter

S20.349D …… subsequent encounter

S20.349S …… sequela

S20.35 Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax

S20.351 Superficial foreign body of right front wall of thorax

S20.351A …… initial encounter

S20.351D …… subsequent encounter

S20.351S …… sequela

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S20.344D

External constriction of middle front wall of thorax, subsequent encounter

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the thorax