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S22.000A
Billable

Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra (initial encounter for closed fracture)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S22.000A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for compression fracture of vertebral column
compression fracture of vertebral column
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Compression Fracture of Vertebral Column

View documentation for compression fracture thoracic spine
compression fracture thoracic spine
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Thoracic Spine Compression Fracture

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Includes

5 items

From S22:

  • fracture of thoracic neural arch
  • fracture of thoracic spinous process
  • fracture of thoracic transverse process
  • fracture of thoracic vertebra
  • fracture of thoracic vertebral arch

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S22:

  • transection of thorax (S28.1)

Excludes2

2 items

From S22:

  • fracture of clavicle (S42.0-)
  • fracture of scapula (S42.1-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Notes

2 items

From S22:

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

7th Character Notes

7 items

From S22:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22
  • A: initial encounter for closed fracture
  • B: initial encounter for open fracture
  • D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S: sequela
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