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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S24.159

Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S24.159 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
  2. S24.1 Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
  3. S24.15 Parent Other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cord
  4. S24.159 This code Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

injury of brachial plexus ( S14.3 )

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Code Also

any associated:

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Code Also

fracture of thoracic vertebra ( S22.0- )

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Code Also

open wound of thorax ( S21 .-)

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Code Also

transient paralysis ( R29.5 )

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S24 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S24.159

Version History

How S24.159 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

Related Codes

Other codes under S24.15

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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