S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) .
Official Notes
Note
Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
Note
Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.
Code Also
any associated:
Code Also
fracture of thoracic vertebra ( S22.0- )
Code Also
open wound of thorax ( S21 .-)
Code Also
transient paralysis ( R29.5 )
Excludes2
injury of brachial plexus ( S14.3 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- S24.0 Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord Has subcodes
- S24.1 Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord Has subcodes
- S24.2 Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine Has subcodes
- S24.3 Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax Has subcodes
- S24.4 Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system Has subcodes
- S24.8 Injury of other specified nerves of thorax Has subcodes
- S24.9 Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite S24.
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