Contusion of right breast, sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Contusion of right breast, sequela

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S20 Superficial injury of thorax

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20

Inherited from the S20-S29 section Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of axilla
injuries of clavicle
injuries of scapular region
injuries of shoulder
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of breast
injuries of chest (wall)
injuries of interscapular area

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Injury > superficial NEC > mammary
Injury > superficial NEC > breast > contusion
Contusion > breast

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S20.01XA	Contusion of right breast, initial encounter	Valid
S20.01XD	Contusion of right breast, subsequent encounter	Valid