S20.95 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- S20.95XA Superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
- S20.95XD Superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, subsequent encounter
- S20.95XS Superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S20.95 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax
- S20 Superficial injury of thorax
- S20.0 Contusion of breast
- S20.1 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast
- S20.2 Contusion of thorax
- S20.3 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
- S20.4 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
- S20.9 Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S20.95 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S20.95 ICD 10 code
If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.
Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.
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