ICD-10-CM Code S25.0
Injury of thoracic aorta
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 S25.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of S25.0 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of thoracic aorta' in more detail.
- S25.0 Injury of thoracic aorta NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S250 is used to code Thoracic aorta injury
Injury of the thoracic aorta refers to any injury which affects the portion of the aorta which lies within the chest cavity. Injuries of the thoracic aorta are usually the result of physical trauma; however, they can also be the result of a pathological process. The main causes of this injury are deceleration (such as a car accident) and crush injuries.
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ICD 9 Codes: | 441, 901.0 |
Anatomy of the thoracic aorta
Coding Notes for S25.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Injury of aorta NOS
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S25.0 - Injury of thoracic aorta'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S25.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S25 - Injury of blood vessels of thorax