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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax
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S22-
Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S22.009
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S22.009
Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S22.009 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S22.009 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S22.009 - other international versions of ICD-10 S22.009 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S22.009 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S22.009:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S20-S29
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S20-S29
Injuries to the thoraxIncludes- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- S22
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S22
Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code First- any associated:
- injury of intrathoracic organ (S27.-)
- spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
Includes- fracture of thoracic neural arch
- fracture of thoracic spinous process
- fracture of thoracic transverse process
- fracture of thoracic vertebra
- fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
Note- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Type 1 Excludes- transection of thorax (S28.1)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8 - see also Fracture, pathological
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.8
Other injury of unspecified body region
2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Abrasion NOS
- Contusion NOS
- Crush injury NOS
- Fracture NOS
- Skin injury NOS
- Vascular injury NOS
- Wound NOS
- thorax (bony) S22.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S22.9
Fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S22.009
S22.002G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.002K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S22.008 Other fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.008A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S22.008B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S22.008D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S22.008G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.008K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S22.009
Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.009A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S22.009B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S22.009D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S22.009G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.009K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S22.01 Fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.010 Wedge compression fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.010A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S22.010B …… initial encounter for open fracture
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
