S24 - Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

The ICD 10 Code for Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level is listed as S24.
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:	S24
Description:	Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level Note: Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury. Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given. Code also any associated: fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-) open wound of thorax (S21.-) transient paralysis (R29.5) Excludes2: injury of brachial plexus (S14.3) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24 A - initial encounter D - subsequent encounter S - sequela

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S24:
S24.0 - Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord
S24.1 - Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
S24.2 - Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine
S24.3 - Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax
S24.4 - Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system
S24.8 - Injury of other specified nerves of thorax
S24.9 - Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax