S24.6 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of unspecified nerve 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
S24.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S24.6Skade på uspesifisert nerve i brystkasse
DS246Læsion af nerve i thorax UNS
S24.6Määrittämättömän rintakehän hermon vamma
S24.6Verletzung eines nicht näher bezeichneten Nervs des Thorax
S24.6Lésion traumatique d'un nerf non précisé du thorax
S24.6letsel van niet-gespecificeerde zenuw van thorax
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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