ICD-10-CM Code S22.00
Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
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 Code S22.00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S22.00 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra' in more detail.
- S22.00 Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
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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
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Closed fracture thoracic vertebra, wedge (disorder)
- Closed spinal fracture with complete thoracic cord lesion, T1-6 (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S22.00 - Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S22.00. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S22.0 - Fracture of thoracic vertebra