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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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S23-
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S23
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S23 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S23 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S23 - other international versions of ICD-10 S23 may differ.
Code AlsoCode Also Help
A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (S23) and the excluded code together.
- dislocation, sprain of sternoclavicular joint (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S43.2
Subluxation and dislocation of sternoclavicular joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S43.6
Sprain of sternoclavicular joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- strain of muscle or tendon of thorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S29.01
Strain of muscle and tendon of thorax
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- avulsion of joint or ligament of thorax
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of thorax
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of thorax
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of thorax
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of thorax
The following code(s) above
S23 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
S23:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S23
S22.5XXG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.5XXK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S22.9 Fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified
S22.9XXA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S22.9XXB …… initial encounter for open fracture
S22.9XXD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S22.9XXG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.9XXK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S23
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax
S23.0 Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
S23.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebra
S23.10 Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S23.100 Subluxation of unspecified thoracic vertebra
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
