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S21.15

Non-Billable (Header)

Open bite of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • superficial bite of front wall of thorax (S20.37)

Child Codes

S21.151Open bite of right front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.152Open bite of left front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.159Open bite of unspecified front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

Code Hierarchy

└S21Open wound of thorax└S21.1Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity└S21.15Open bite of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
└S21.15Open bite of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

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