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S22.4 - Multiple fractures of ribs


The ICD 10 Code for Multiple fractures of ribs is listed as S22.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S22.4
Description: Multiple fractures of ribs
  • Fractures of two or more ribs
  • Excludes1: flail chest (S22.5-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Parent S22 - Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S22.4:
S22.41 - Multiple fractures of ribs, right side
S22.42 - Multiple fractures of ribs, left side
S22.43 - Multiple fractures of ribs, bilateral
S22.49 - Multiple fractures of ribs, unspecified side
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S22.4:
S22.0 - Fracture of thoracic vertebra
S22.2 - Fracture of sternum
S22.3 - Fracture of one rib
S22.5 - Flail chest
S22.9 - Fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified