S21.83: Open wound (any part of the thorax) associated with intrathoracic injury
You have an injury to your esophagus.
You have an open wound on your chest. The wound is so deep that one or more organs in your chest are also injured. An injury like this occurs, for example, as a result of an accident or a violent blow to the chest.
The esophagus or gullet connects the mouth with the stomach. It is a muscular tube. The muscles in the esophagus move food into the stomach.
Damage to the gullet is usually accompanied by pain. You may also vomit blood.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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