S28.0 — Crushed chest
Is S28.0 billable?
No — S28.0 is a non-billable header code. S28.0 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 S28.0.
Billable codes under this header
S28.0 at a glance
| Code | S28.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crushed chest |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S28.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S28.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation › crushing (by)
- Crush, crushed, crushing › chest
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation › traumatic › due to › crushed chest (by)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with S28.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- flail chest (S22.5)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside S28.0 to fully describe the condition. S28.0 is sequenced first.
- code for all associated injuries
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S28.0 to fully describe the condition. S28.0 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 S28.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S28.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S20-S29
The conditions below are not part of S28.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S28.0 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 S28.0? (3)
How long has S28.0 existed?
S28.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with S28.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S28.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.