S24 – Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Tyoe 2 Excludes
injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Notes
Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
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:
fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
open wound of thorax (S21.-)
transient paralysis (R29.5)
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| S00-T88 | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| S20-S29 | Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) |
| S24 |
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
Type 2 Excludes
injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Notes
Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
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:
fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
open wound of thorax (S21.-)
transient paralysis (R29.5)
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| S24.0 | Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.1 | Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.10 | Unspecified injury of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.101 | Unspecified injury at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.102 | Unspecified injury at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.103 | Unspecified injury at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.104 | Unspecified injury at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.109 | Unspecified injury at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.11 | Complete lesion of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.111 | Complete lesion at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.112 | Complete lesion at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.113 | Complete lesion at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.114 | Complete lesion at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.119 | Complete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.13 | Anterior cord syndrome of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.131 | Anterior cord syndrome at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.132 | Anterior cord syndrome at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.133 | Anterior cord syndrome at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.134 | Anterior cord syndrome at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.139 | Anterior cord syndrome at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.14 | Brown-Séquard syndrome of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.141 | Brown-Séquard syndrome at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.142 | Brown-Séquard syndrome at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.143 | Brown-Séquard syndrome at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.144 | Brown-Séquard syndrome at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.149 | Brown-Séquard syndrome at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.15 | Other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.151 | Other incomplete lesion at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.152 | Other incomplete lesion at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.153 | Other incomplete lesion at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.154 | Other incomplete lesion at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.159 | Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord |
| S24.2 | Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine |
| S24.3 | Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax |
| S24.4 | Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system |
| S24.8 | Injury of other specified nerves of thorax |
| S24.9 | Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax |