S26.022 Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Laceration of heart with penetration of multiple heart chambers

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S26.022

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S26.022

• Injury › heart (traumatic) › with hemopericardium › laceration (mild) › major

Nearby codes

• S26.020S Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.021 Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium
• S26.021A Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounter
• S26.021D Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounter
• S26.021S Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.022 Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium (this code)
• S26.022A Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounter
• S26.022D Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounter
• S26.022S Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.09 Other injury of heart with hemopericardium
• S26.09XA Other injury of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounter