S26.02
Header — not billableLaceration of heart with hemopericardium
The ICD-10 code for laceration of heart with hemopericardium is S26.02.
S26.02 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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.
Related codes in this category
- S26.00Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium
- S26.01Contusion of heart with hemopericardium
- S26.09Other injury of heart with hemopericardium
- S26.02Laceration of heart with hemopericardiumnon-billable header