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S21.90XA

Unsp open wound of unspecified part of thorax, init encntr

Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter

Code system
ICD-10-CM
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2026-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/S21.90XA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "S21.90XA",
    "parent": "S21.90",
    "status": "active",
    "system": "icd10cm",
    "display": "Unsp open wound of unspecified part of thorax, init encntr",
    "billable": true,
    "description": "Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2026-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "cuts-and-open-wounds"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "cuts-and-open-wounds",
        "name": "Cuts, bites and open wounds",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes",
            "anchor": "ICD-10-CM category S21"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "fy2027"
  }
}

Hierarchy

Where S21.90XA sits

Parent codes

  1. S21Open wound of thorax
  2. S21.9Open wound of unspecified part of thorax
  3. S21.90Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax

Child codes

None: S21.90XA is a billable code at the most specific level.

Change history

Lifecycle

S21.90XA has been in effect since 2026-10-01. This page shows ICD-10-CM release fy2027.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up S21.90XA from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/S21.90XA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up ICD-10-CM code S21.90XA. Tell me what it means, whether it is billable, whether it is active, and list its parent and child codes.

Source: CMS and CDC NCHS, release fy2027. Public domain. Reference data, not medical or billing advice.