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FY2027

S20.303 — Unspecified superficial injuries of bilateral front wall of thorax

Not billable

Is S20.303 billable?

No — S20.303 is a non-billable header code. S20.303 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S20.303.

S20.303 at a glance

CodeS20.303
DescriptionUnspecified superficial injuries of bilateral front wall of thorax
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S20.303 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under S20.30, the nearest indexed parent of S20.303. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • Injury › superficial NEC › thorax, thoracic › front

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S20.303 to fully describe the condition. S20.303 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S20.303, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S20.303 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S20-S29

The conditions below are not part of S20.303, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S20.303 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of clavicle
  • injuries of scapular region
  • injuries of shoulder
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S20.303? (3)

How long has S20.303 existed?

S20.303 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S20.30 family? (4)