ICD-10-CM Code S22.06
Fracture of T7-T8 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 S22.06 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S22.06 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of t7-t8 vertebra' in more detail.
- S22.06 Fracture of T7-T8 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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S22.06 - Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S22.06. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S22.0 - Fracture of thoracic vertebra