S11.021A Laceration without foreign body of trachea, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S11.021 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S11 Open wound of neck

Excludes2 (not included here)

• open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)

Code also

• any associated:
• spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
• wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S11

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S11.02 Open wound of trachea

Applicable to

• Open wound of cervical trachea
• Open wound of trachea NOS

Excludes2 (not included here)

• open wound of thoracic trachea (S27.5-)

Code annotations containing back-references to S11.021A

Back-references to S11

• Code Also: S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level ("any associated open wound (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S16 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level ("any associated open wound (S11.-)")
• Use Additional: S17 Crushing injury of neck ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")
• Use Additional: T71.16 Asphyxiation due to hanging ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S11.021A

• Laceration › trachea
• Wound, open › neck › involving › trachea (cervical) › laceration

Nearby codes

• S11.019A Unspecified open wound of larynx, initial encounter
• S11.019D Unspecified open wound of larynx, subsequent encounter
• S11.019S Unspecified open wound of larynx, sequela
• S11.02 Open wound of trachea
• S11.021 Laceration without foreign body of trachea
• S11.021A Laceration without foreign body of trachea, initial encounter (this code)
• S11.021D Laceration without foreign body of trachea, subsequent encounter
• S11.021S Laceration without foreign body of trachea, sequela
• S11.022 Laceration with foreign body of trachea
• S11.022A Laceration with foreign body of trachea, initial encounter
• S11.022D Laceration with foreign body of trachea, subsequent encounter