ICD-10-CM Code S23
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax
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 S23 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of S23 that describes the diagnosis 'dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax' in more detail.
- S23 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S23.10 Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.11 Subluxation and dislocation of T1/T2 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.12 Subluxation and dislocation of T2/T3-T3/T4 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.13 Subluxation and dislocation of T4/T5-T5/T6 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.14 Subluxation and dislocation of T6/T7-T7/T8 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.15 Subluxation and dislocation of T8/T9-T9/T10 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.16 Subluxation and dislocation of T10/T11-T11/T12 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
- S23.17 Subluxation and dislocation of T12/L1 thoracic vertebra NON-BILLABLE
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- S23.20 Dislocation of unspecified part of thorax NON-BILLABLE
- S23.29 Dislocation of other parts of thorax NON-BILLABLE
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- S23.41 Sprain of ribs NON-BILLABLE
- S23.42 Sprain of sternum NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S23 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
Coding Notes for S23 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Avulsion of joint or ligament of thorax
- Laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
- Sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
- Traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of thorax
- Traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of thorax
- Traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of thorax
- Traumatic tear of joint or ligament of thorax
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated open wound
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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." - Dislocation, sprain of sternoclavicular joint (S43.2, S43.6) - instead, use code S43.2
- Strain of muscle or tendon of thorax - instead, use code S29.01-
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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 S23
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S23 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S23. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.