1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. S00-T88
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3. S20-S29
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4. S26-
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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S26

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S26

Injury of heart

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• S26 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM S26 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S26 - other international versions of ICD-10 S26 may differ.

• General or unspecified injuries to the heart.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

• Code Also: S21
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S21

  Open wound of thorax

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code Also

  • any associated injury, such as:
  • injury of heart (S26.-)
  • injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)
  • rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)
  • spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
  • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)
  • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
  • traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
  • wound infection

  Type 1 Excludes

  • traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)
• Type 1 Excludes: I31
  , I5A
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I31

  Other diseases of pericardium

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • diseases of pericardium specified as rheumatic (I09.2)
  • postcardiotomy syndrome (I97.0)
  • traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I5A

  Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic)

  2022 - New Code 2023 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Acute (non-ischemic) myocardial injury
  • Chronic (non-ischemic) myocardial injury
  • Unspecified (non-ischemic) myocardial injury

  Code First

  • the underlying cause, if known and applicable, such as:
  • acute kidney failure (N17.-)
  • acute myocarditis (I40.-)
  • cardiomyopathy (I42.-)
  • chronic kidney disease (CKD) (N18.-)
  • heart failure (I50.-)
  • hypertensive urgency (I16.0)
  • nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders (I35.-)
  • paroxysmal tachycardia (I47.-)
  • pulmonary embolism (I26.-)
  • pulmonary hypertension (I27.0, I27.2-)
  • sepsis (A41.-)
  • takotsubo syndrome (I51.81)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • acute myocardial infarction (I21.-)
  • injury of heart (S26.-)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • other acute ischemic heart diseases (I24.-)

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