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90 Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.91 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.92 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.93 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.94 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of thorax
- S21.95 Open bite of unspecified part of thorax
- Excludes1: superficial bite of thorax (S20.97)
S22 Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
- A fracture not indicated as nondisplaced or displaced should be classified to displaced
- 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
- Codes first any associated:
- injury of intrathoracic organ (S27.-)
- spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
- Excludes1: transection of thorax (S28.1)
- Excludes2: fracture of clavicle (S42.0-)
- fracture of scapula (S42.1-)
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22
- A fracture not identified as open or closed should be coded to closed
- A initial encounter for closed fracture
- B initial encounter for open fracture
- D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S sequela
- S22.0 Fracture of thoracic vertebra
- S22.00 Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.000 Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.001 Stable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.002 Unstable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.008 Other fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.009 Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.01 Fracture of first thoracic vertebra
- S22.
- S22.00 Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
