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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S22.2 Fracture of sternum

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S22.2 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of sternum. It is a four-character subcategory of S22 (Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S20–S29 (Injuries to the thorax) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S22.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S22.2Fraktur på sternum

  • S22.20Fraktur på sternum - sluten
  • S22.21Fraktur på sternum - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S22.2Brudd i brystben

  • S22.20Lukket brudd i brystben
  • S22.21Åpent brudd i brystben
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS222Fraktur af brystbenet

FinlandICD-10-FI

S22.2Rintalastan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S22.2Fraktur des Sternums

  • S22.20Nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S22.21Manubrium sterni
  • S22.22Corpus sterni
  • S22.23Processus xiphoideus
FranceICD-10-FR

S22.2Fracture du sternum

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S22.2fractuur van sternum

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S22.20XAUnspecified fracture of sternum, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S22.20XBUnspecified fracture of sternum, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S22.20XDUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S22.20XGUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S22.20XKUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S22.20XSUnspecified fracture of sternum, sequela
  • S22.21XAFracture of manubrium, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S22.21XBFracture of manubrium, initial encounter for open fracture
  • and 22 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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