S20.44
S20.44 — External constriction of back wall of thorax
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S20.44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for external constriction of back 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
S20.44 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 S20.44
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S20.4. If S20.44 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S20.40Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
- S20.41Abrasion of back wall of thorax
- S20.42Blister (nonthermal) of back wall of thorax
- S20.45Superficial foreign body of back wall of thorax
- S20.46Insect bite (nonvenomous) of back wall of thorax
- S20.47Other superficial bite of back wall of thorax
Questions about S20.44
- Is S20.44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S20.44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S20.44 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).