M96.A
Fracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 15 never code together
M96code
Excludes2
- arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)M02.0-
- complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)T84.-
- disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)M80
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)M97.-
- presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)Z96-Z97
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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Alongside this code 8 same parent — M96
M96.0 Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis M96.1 Postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified M96.2 Postradiation kyphosis M96.3 Postlaminectomy kyphosis M96.4 Postsurgical lordosis M96.5 Postradiation scoliosis M96.6 Fx bone following insrt ortho implnt/prosth/bone plt category M96.8 Other intraop and postproc comp and disorders of ms sys, NEC category
Subordinate codes 5
M96.A1 Fx sternum assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus M96.A2 Fx one rib assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus M96.A3 Mult fx of ribs assoc w chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus M96.A4 Flail chest assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus M96.A9 Other fracture assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus
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