S20.37
Header — not billableOther superficial bite of front wall of thorax
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of front wall of thorax is S20.37.
S20.37 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- open bite of front wall of thorax (S21.14)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S20.37
- S20.371Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax
- S20.372Other superficial bite of left front wall of thorax
- S20.373Other superficial bite of bilateral front wall of thorax
- S20.374Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax
- S20.379Other superficial bite of unspecified front wall of thorax
Related codes in this category
- S20.30Unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.31Abrasion of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.32Blister (nonthermal) of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.34External constriction of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.35Superficial foreign body of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.36Insect bite (nonvenomous) of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header
- S20.37Other superficial bite of front wall of thoraxnon-billable header