ICD-10-CM Code S23.10
Subluxation and dislocation 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 S23.10 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of S23.10 that describes the diagnosis 'subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebra' in more detail.
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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S23.10 - Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebra'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S23.10. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S23.1 - Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebra