Multiple injuries of thorax

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used alone only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury. This code may also be used in postcoordination to identify cases of complex trauma.

Index terms

Multiple injuries of thorax
injury of multiple sites of thorax
multi chest trauma

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1416283029 – injuries of shoulder
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns

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ND50 – fracture of spine NOS
ND51 – Injuries of trunk NOS
ND72 – effects of foreign body in lung
ND72.4 – Foreign body in trachea
ND72.5 – effects of foreign body in bronchus
ND73.1 – Foreign body in oesophagus
NE61 – insect bite or sting, venomous
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

NA80 – Superficial injury of thorax
NA81 – Open wound of thorax
NA82 – Fracture of rib, sternum or thoracic spine
NA83 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments of thorax
NB30 – Injury of blood vessels of thorax
NB31 – Injury of heart
NB32 – Injury of other or unspecified intrathoracic organs
NB33 – Crushing injury of thorax or traumatic amputation of part of thorax
NB34 – Injury of muscle, fascia or tendon at thorax level
NB3Y – Other specified injuries to the thorax
NB3Z – Injuries to the thorax, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple injuries of thorax – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1079605037

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes