Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S26.0

Injury of heart with hemopericardium

ICD-10-CM Code:
S26.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Injury of heart with hemopericardium
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Injuries to the thorax
      (S20-S29)
      • Injury of heart
        (S26)

S26.0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of injury of heart with hemopericardium. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Injury of heart with hemopericardium

Non-specific codes like S26.0 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for injury of heart with hemopericardium:

  • S26.00 for Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.00XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.00XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.00XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.01 for Contusion of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.01XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.01XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.01XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.02 for Laceration of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.020 for Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.020A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.020D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.020S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.021 for Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.021A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.021D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.021S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.022 for Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.022A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.022D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.022S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S26.09 for Other injury of heart with hemopericardium - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.09XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.09XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S26.09XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Injury of heart (S26). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Patient Education


Chest Injuries and Disorders

What is the chest?

The chest is the part of your body between your neck and your abdomen (belly). The medical term for your chest is thorax.

Your chest holds many important structures for breathing, digestion, blood circulation, and other important body functions. These structures include your:

  • Ribs and breastbone
  • Esophagus, the tube between your mouth and stomach
  • Trachea, your windpipe
  • Bronchi, the tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs
  • Lungs
  • Pleura, a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the inside wall of the chest space
  • Heart and large blood vessels
  • Thymus, a gland that's part of your immune system
  • Nerves

What are chest injuries and disorders?

Chest injuries and disorders are problems that affect any of the organs or structures located in your chest.

There are many types of chest injuries and disorders, for example:

  • Broken ribs
  • Esophagus disorders
  • Swallowing disorders, also called dysphagia
  • Tracheal disorders
  • Bronchial disorders
  • Lung diseases and collapsed lung
  • Pleural disorders
  • Heart diseases
  • Mediastinal diseases, which are tumors, inflammation, and other problems with the structures in the mediastinum, which is the space between your lungs, breastbone, and spine
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome

Chest injuries may happen from the force of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Or the chest may be pierced by a bullet or sharp object. Because your chest holds so many important structures, certain chest injuries may be life-threatening.

How are chest injuries and disorders diagnosed?

Diagnosis of chest injuries or disorders depends on the type of symptoms you're having and whether you've had a chest injury. Injuries are usually obvious, but in most cases, you'll need tests to know how serious an injury is.

There are many types of tests for diagnosing different types of chest injuries and disorders, for example:

  • Diagnostic imaging tests
  • Heart tests
  • Lung function tests
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Pleural fluid analysis
  • Dysphagia tests
  • Biopsy

Treatments will depend on the type of chest injury or disorder you have.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.