ICD-Code S20.8: Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax
- S20.80 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Type of injury unspecified
- S20.81 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Abrasion
- S20.82 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Blister (nonthermal)
- S20.83 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Insect bite (nonvenomous)
- S20.84 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Injury from superficial foreign body (splinter)
- S20.86 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Subcutaneous (closed) avulsion
- S20.88 Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax Other
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).