S24.2 Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S24.2

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S24.2

• Injury › nerve NEC › spinal › root › dorsal

Nearby codes

• S24.154S Other incomplete lesion at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord, sequela
• S24.159 Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord
• S24.159A Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter
• S24.159D Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S24.159S Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, sequela
• S24.2 Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine (this code)
• S24.2XXA Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine, initial encounter
• S24.2XXD Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine, subsequent encounter
• S24.2XXS Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine, sequela
• S24.3 Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax
• S24.3XXA Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax, initial encounter