S20.37 Other superficial bite of front wall of thorax

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of front wall of thorax (S21.14)

Applies from S20 Superficial injury of thorax

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20

7th character required

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

Codes under S20.37

• S20.371 Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax
• S20.372 Other superficial bite of left front wall of thorax
• S20.373 Other superficial bite of bilateral front wall of thorax
• S20.374 Other superficial bite of middle front wall of thorax
• S20.379 Other superficial bite of unspecified front wall of thorax

Code annotations containing back-references to S20.37

Back-references to S20.37

• Type 1 Excludes: S21.15 Open bite of front wall of thorax without penetration into thoracic cavity ("superficial bite of front wall of thorax (S20.37)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S21.35 Open bite of front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity ("superficial bite of front wall of thorax (S20.37)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S20.37

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › thorax, thoracic (wall) › superficial NEC › front

Nearby codes

• S20.364S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of middle front wall of thorax, sequela
• S20.369 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified front wall of thorax
• S20.369A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified front wall of thorax, initial encounter
• S20.369D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified front wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
• S20.369S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified front wall of thorax, sequela
• S20.37 Other superficial bite of front wall of thorax (this code)
• S20.371 Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax
• S20.371A Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax, initial encounter
• S20.371D Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax, subsequent encounter
• S20.371S Other superficial bite of right front wall of thorax, sequela
• S20.372 Other superficial bite of left front wall of thorax