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

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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 S26.9

• S26.90 Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
• S26.91 Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
• S26.92 Laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
• S26.99 Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium

Code annotations containing back-references to S26.9

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

• S26.12XS Laceration of heart without hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.19 Other injury of heart without hemopericardium
• S26.19XA Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, initial encounter
• S26.19XD Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, subsequent encounter
• S26.19XS Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.9 Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium (this code)
• S26.90 Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
• S26.90XA Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, initial encounter
• S26.90XD Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, subsequent encounter
• S26.90XS Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequela
• S26.91 Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium