S21.0
Header — not billableOpen wound of breast
The ICD-10 code for open wound of breast is S21.0.
S21.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S21.0
- S21.00Unspecified open wound of breastnon-billable header
- S21.01Laceration without foreign body of breastnon-billable header
- S21.02Laceration with foreign body of breastnon-billable header
- S21.03Puncture wound without foreign body of breastnon-billable header
- S21.04Puncture wound with foreign body of breastnon-billable header
- S21.05Open bite of breastnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S21.1Open wound of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.2Open wound of back wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.3Open wound of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.4Open wound of back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavitynon-billable header
- S21.9Open wound of unspecified part of thoraxnon-billable header
- S21.0Open wound of breastnon-billable header