S24.9XXA Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S24.9XXA Description: Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax, initial encounter ↓
S24.9 Description: Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax ↓
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)'] ↓
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
↓
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.-)