Abrasion of bilateral front wall of thorax, sequela

This code signifies a superficial injury to the skin on both sides of the chest's front wall, specifically an abrasion, where the acute injury has healed but left behind a residual condition. This could include scarring, discoloration, or chronic pain directly attributable to the original abrasion.

Apply this code when documenting a patient presenting with a lasting effect or complication from a past abrasion to the anterior chest wall on both sides. This is appropriate for follow-up encounters where the primary focus is managing or evaluating the sequela, not the initial acute injury.

• Always use a seventh character of 'S' for sequela when the residual condition is being treated or evaluated.
• Do not use this code for the initial acute abrasion; a different seventh character (A, D, etc.) would be appropriate for the active injury.
• Consider coding any specific sequela (e.g., hypertrophic scar, chronic pain) in addition to this code, if applicable and supported by documentation.