Valid for Submission
S21.441A is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10: | S21.441A |
Short Description: | Pnctr w fb of r bk wl of thorax w penet thor cavity, init |
Long Description: | Puncture wound with foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter |
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code S21.441A is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.
Convert S21.441A to ICD-9
- 862.9 - Intrathorac inj NOS-open (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020