S20.31
S20.31 — Abrasion of front wall of thorax
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S20.31 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for abrasion of front wall of thorax. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S20.31 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S20.31
5 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S20.3. If S20.31 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S20.30Unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
- S20.32Blister (nonthermal) of front wall of thorax
- S20.34External constriction of front wall of thorax
- S20.35Superficial foreign body of front wall of thorax
- S20.36Insect bite (nonvenomous) of front wall of thorax
- S20.37Other superficial bite of front wall of thorax
Questions about S20.31
- Is S20.31 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S20.31 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S20.31 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29).