S26 Injury of heart

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Code also

• any associated:
• open wound of thorax (S21.-)
• traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
• traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
• traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26

7th character required

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

Applies from S26 Injury of heart

Code also

• any associated:
• open wound of thorax (S21.-)
• traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
• traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
• traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26

7th character required

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

Codes under S26

• S26.0 Injury of heart with hemopericardium
• S26.1 Injury of heart without hemopericardium
• S26.9 Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

Code annotations containing back-references to S26

Back-references to S26

• Type 1 Excludes: I31 Other diseases of pericardium ("traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I5A Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic) ("injury of heart (S26.-)")
• Code Also: S21 Open wound of thorax ("injury of heart (S26.-)")

Back-references to S26

• Type 1 Excludes: I31 Other diseases of pericardium ("traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I5A Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic) ("injury of heart (S26.-)")
• Code Also: S21 Open wound of thorax ("injury of heart (S26.-)")

Nearby codes

• S26 Injury of heart (this code)
• S26.0 Injury of heart with hemopericardium
• S26.00 Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium
• S26.00XA Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounter
• S26.00XD Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounter
• S26.00XS Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, sequela