S22.42XABillable
Multiple fractures of ribs, left side (initial encounter for closed fracture)
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Billable Code
S22.42XA 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 left rib fracture
left rib fracture
View TemplatesFracture of Ribs, Left Side
View documentation for left rib pain
left rib pain
View TemplatesLeft Rib Pain
View documentation for multiple left rib fracture
multiple left rib fracture
View TemplatesMultiple fractures of ribs, left side
View documentation for multiple rib fracture
multiple rib fracture
View TemplatesMultiple Rib Fractures
View documentation for rib pain left side
rib pain left side
View TemplatesLeft-Sided Chest Wall Pain
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.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
1 item
Inclusion Terms
From S22.4:
- •Fractures of two or more ribs
Includes
5 items
Includes
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
4 items
Excludes1
From S22.4:
- •flail chest (S22.5-)
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Notes
2 items
Notes
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
7th Character Notes
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