S24.4 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of thoracic sympathetic nerves. 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
What S24.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Cardiac plexus
- Oesophageal plexus
- Pulmonary plexus
- Stellate ganglion
- Thoracic sympathetic ganglion
S24.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S24.4Skade på sympatisk nerve i brystkasse
DS244Læsion af autonom nerve i thorax
S24.4Rintakehän sympaattisten hermojen vamma
S24.4Verletzung thorakaler sympathischer Nerven
S24.4Lésion traumatique de nerfs sympathiques du thorax
S24.4letsel van thoracale sympathische-zenuwen
Listed through more specific codes:
- S24.4XXAInjury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system, initial encounter
- S24.4XXDInjury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system, subsequent encounter
- S24.4XXSInjury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system, 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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