S22.5B✓ Billable
Flail chest, initial encounter for open fracture
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)├S22Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
└S22.5BFlail chest, initial encounter for open fracture
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