ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S20-S29 › S20.37 Other superficial bite of front... › S20.374
Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- S20.374A Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax, initial encounter
- S20.374D Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
- S20.374S Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.
- FY2021 Added to the code set Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax
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.
- Bedbug bite
- Bite > flea
- Human > bite
- Bite > animal
- Bite > bedbug
- Bite > insect
- Insect > bite
- Bite > chest wall
- Bite > superficial
- Wound, open > bite
- Bite > costal region
- Wound, open > chest wall
- Bite > snake > nonvenomous
- Bite > spider > nonvenomous
- Spider > bite > nonvenomous
- Wound, open > costal region
- Injury > thumb > superficial
- Wound, open > sternal region
- Injury > finger > superficial
- Wound, open > vocal cord > bite
- Bite > reptile NEC > nonvenomous
- Human > bite > intact skin surface
- Injury > superficial NEC > bite NEC
- Syndrome > acquired immunodeficiency
- Injury > superficial NEC > arm > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > chest wall
- Injury > superficial NEC > ear > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > hip > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > leg > bite
- Virus, viral > human immunodeficiency
- Wound, open > thorax, thoracic > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > hand > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > insect bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > knee > bite
- Syndrome > immunodeficiency > acquired
- Injury > superficial NEC > digit > hand
- Injury > superficial NEC > elbow > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > thigh > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > thumb > bite
- Injury > superficial NEC > breast > bite
Showing 40 of 55 index phrases.
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S20.371 | Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax | Not billable |
| S20.372 | Other superficial bite of left front wall of thorax | Not billable |
| S20.373 | Other superficial bite of bilateral front wall of thorax | Not billable |
| S20.379 | Other superficial bite of unspecified front wall of thorax | Not billable |