Includes:

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

Excludes2

  • 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)
  1. S26 Injury of heart

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S26.0 Injury of heart with hemopericardium

      1. S26.00 Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium

      2. S26.01 Contusion of heart with hemopericardium

      3. S26.02 Laceration of heart with hemopericardium

        • S26.020 Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Laceration of heart without penetration of heart chamber
        • S26.021 Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Laceration of heart with penetration of heart chamber
        • S26.022 Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Laceration of heart with penetration of multiple heart chambers
      4. S26.09 Other injury of heart with hemopericardium

    2. S26.1 Injury of heart without hemopericardium

      1. S26.10 Unspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium

      2. S26.11 Contusion of heart without hemopericardium

      3. S26.12 Laceration of heart without hemopericardium

      4. S26.19 Other injury of heart without hemopericardium

    3. S26.9 Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

      1. S26.90 Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

      2. S26.91 Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

      3. S26.92 Laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Laceration of heart NOS
      4. S26.99 Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.