S24.2 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine. It is a four-character subcategory of S24 (Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level), 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
S24.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S24.2Skade på nerverot i torakalkolumna
DS242Læsion af torakal spinal nerverod
S24.2Rintarangan hermojuurivamma
S24.2Verletzung von Nervenwurzeln der Brustwirbelsäule
S24.2Lésion traumatique d'une racine nerveuse du rachis dorsal
S24.2letsel van zenuwwortel van thoracale wervelkolom
Listed through more specific codes:
- S24.2XXAInjury of nerve root of thoracic spine, initial encounter
- S24.2XXDInjury of nerve root of thoracic spine, subsequent encounter
- S24.2XXSInjury of nerve root of thoracic spine, 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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