The ICD-10-CM code S20.219A might also be used to specify conditions or terms like contusion of chest or sternal fracture with retrosternal contusion. S20.219A is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like contusion of unspecified front wall of thorax.
Contusion of left front wall of thorax, initial encounter. S20.212A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S20.212A became effective on October 1, 2018.
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S10.93XA Contusion of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code S10.93XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Contusion ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index. The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index is designed to allow medical coders to look up various medical terms and connect them with the appropriate ICD codes. There are 170 terms under the parent term 'Contusion' in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index. Contusion. See Code: T14.8.
922.1 - Contusion of chest wall | ICD-10-CM.
Contusion of thorax, unspecified, initial encounter S20. 20XA 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. 20XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
A blunt trauma such as during a car accident or fall can injure the chest wall. This injury is called a chest wall bruise (contusion). Injury to the chest wall may result in pain, tenderness, bruising, and swelling. It may also result in broken ribs and injured muscles. These cause pain, often during breathing.
S20.211AICD-10-CM Code for Contusion of right front wall of thorax, initial encounter S20. 211A.
Frontal contusions are often the result of sufficient inertial loading and acceleration combined with a sudden stop (i.e., head impact or abrupt change in the direction of the head's movement, which is often referred to as deceleration).
This injury is called a chest wall bruise (contusion). Injury to the chest wall may result in pain, tenderness, bruising, and swelling. It may also result in broken ribs and injured muscles. These cause pain, often during breathing.
There is no difference between a bruise and a contusion. Contusion is the medical term for bruise.
Myocardial contusion is a bruise of the heart muscle. The interior of the heart is composed of valves, chambers, and associated vessels. The external structures of the heart include the ventricles, atria, arteries and veins.
A chest contusion is a bruise to the skin, muscle, or ribs that may or may not be visible. Such an injury causes pain, tenderness, and swelling.
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14. 8 Other injury of unspecified body region.
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S20.219A is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of contusion of unspecified front wall of thorax, initial encounter. The code S20.219A is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code S20.219A might also be used to specify conditions or terms like contusion of chest, contusion of chest or sternal fracture with retrosternal contusion.#N#S20.219A is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like contusion of unspecified front wall of thorax. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.#N#Unspecified diagnosis codes like S20.219A are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like S20.219A are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used ...