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. S29 Other and unspecified injuries of thorax

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S29

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S29.0 Injury of muscle and tendon at thorax level

      1. S29.00 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of thorax

        • S29.001 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax
        • S29.002 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax
        • S29.009 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax
      2. S29.01 Strain of muscle and tendon of thorax

        • S29.011 Strain of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax
        • S29.012 Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax
        • S29.019 Strain of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax
      3. S29.02 Laceration of muscle and tendon of thorax

        • S29.021 Laceration of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax
        • S29.022 Laceration of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax
        • S29.029 Laceration of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax
      4. S29.09 Other injury of muscle and tendon of thorax

        • S29.091 Other injury of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax
        • S29.092 Other injury of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax
        • S29.099 Other injury of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax
    2. S29.8 Other specified injuries of thorax

    3. S29.9 Unspecified injury of thorax

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.