S24 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S24 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of brachial plexus S14.3
Subcodes of S24
- S24.0Concussion and oedema of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.1Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.2Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine
- S24.3Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax
- S24.4Injury of thoracic sympathetic nerves
- S24.5Injury of other nerves of thorax
- S24.6Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax
S24 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS24Læsion af nerver og rygmarv i brystregionen
S24Rintakehän alueen hermojen ja selkäytimen vammat
S24Verletzung der Nerven und des Rückenmarkes in Thoraxhöhe
- S24.7Funktionale Höhe einer Verletzung des thorakalen Rückenmarkes
S24Lésion traumatique des nerfs et de la moelle épinière au niveau du thorax
S24letsel van zenuwen en ruggenmerg op thoracaal niveau
Listed through more specific codes:
- S24.8XXAInjury of other specified nerves of thorax, initial encounter
- S24.8XXDInjury of other specified nerves of thorax, subsequent encounter
- S24.8XXSInjury of other specified nerves of thorax, sequela
- S24.9XXAInjury of unspecified nerve of thorax, initial encounter
- S24.9XXDInjury of unspecified nerve of thorax, subsequent encounter
- S24.9XXSInjury of unspecified nerve of thorax, sequela
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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