S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Non-billable header with 7 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Code also

• any associated:
• fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
• open wound of thorax (S21.-)
• transient paralysis (R29.5)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

Notes

• Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
• Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Code also

• any associated:
• fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
• open wound of thorax (S21.-)
• transient paralysis (R29.5)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

Notes

• Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
• Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S24

• S24.0 Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord
• S24.1 Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
• S24.2 Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine
• S24.3 Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax
• S24.4 Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system
• S24.8 Injury of other specified nerves of thorax
• S24.9 Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax

Code annotations containing back-references to S24

Back-references to S24

• Type 1 Excludes: G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes ("paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)")

Back-references to S24

• Type 1 Excludes: G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes ("paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)")

Nearby codes

• S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level (this code)
• S24.0 Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord
• S24.0XXA Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter
• S24.0XXD Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S24.0XXS Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord, sequela
• S24.1 Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord