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S21.25

Non-Billable (Header)

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

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • superficial bite of back wall of thorax (S20.47)

Child Codes

S21.251Open bite of right back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.252Open bite of left back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
S21.259Open bite of unspecified back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

Code Hierarchy

└S21Open wound of thorax└S21.2Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity└S21.25Open bite of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity
└S21.25Open bite of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity

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