S24.3 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax. 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
S24.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S24.3Skade på perifer nerve i brystkasse
DS243Læsion af perifer nerve i thorax
S24.3Rintakehän ääreishermon vamma
S24.3Verletzung peripherer Nerven des Thorax
S24.3Lésion traumatique de nerfs périphériques du thorax
S24.3letsel van perifere zenuwen van thorax
Listed through more specific codes:
- S24.3XXAInjury of peripheral nerves of thorax, initial encounter
- S24.3XXDInjury of peripheral nerves of thorax, subsequent encounter
- S24.3XXSInjury of peripheral nerves 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.
Look up another code
Stop looking codes up by hand
Docdemic listens to the consultation, writes the note and suggests the diagnosis and procedure codes that fit it, each one checked against your country’s official code list.
Try Docdemic free