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ICD-10-CM Code S22
Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S22 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S22 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine' in more detail.


The ICD code S22 is used to code Chest injury

A chest injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings.

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
MeSH Code: D013898
ICD 9 Code: 959.11

A chest X-ray of a right sided pulmonary contusion associated with flail chest and subcutaneous emphysema

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for S22 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Notes:
A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.
Fracture of thoracic neural arch
Fracture of thoracic spinous process
Fracture of thoracic transverse process
Fracture of thoracic vertebra
Fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
codeFirst:
Any associated:
Injury of intrathoracic organ See code S27.-
Spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-) See code S24.0-
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Transection of thorax - instead, use code S28.1
Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Fracture of clavicle - instead, use code S42.0-
Fracture of scapula - instead, use code S42.1-
7th Character Extension Notes:

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S22

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S22 - Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S22. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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