S20Superficial injury of thorax
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use S20 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group S20-S29
- Injuries to the thorax
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương nông ở ngực
Related S20 codes
S20.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Contusion of breast
S20.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other and unspecified superficial injuries of breast
S20.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Contusion of thorax
S20.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other superficial injuries of front wall of thorax
S20.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other superficial injuries of back wall of thorax
S20.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Multiple superficial injuries of thorax
S20.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of other and unspecified parts of thorax
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
