S24.8XXS Injury of other specified nerves of thorax, sequela

Instructional Notes:

S24.8XXS
Description: Injury of other specified nerves of thorax, sequela
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S24.8
Description: Injury of other specified nerves of thorax
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S24
Description: Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
Exclude2:
- injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Notes:
- 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)']
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S20-S29
Description: Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
Exclude2:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)