S22.0
Fracture of thoracic vertebra
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
S22code
S20-S29block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)T17.5
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)T18.1
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)T17.8
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)T17.4
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 6
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
Instructional notes 19
S22code
Notes
- 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
Includes
- fracture of thoracic neural arch
- fracture of thoracic spinous process
- fracture of thoracic transverse process
- fracture of thoracic vertebra
- fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
S20-S29block
Includes
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
S00-T88chapter
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
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S22
Subordinate codes 9
S22.00 Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra S22.01 Fracture of first thoracic vertebra S22.02 Fracture of second thoracic vertebra S22.03 Fracture of third thoracic vertebra S22.04 Fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra S22.05 Fracture of T5-T6 vertebra S22.06 Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra S22.07 Fracture of T9-T10 vertebra S22.08 Fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
Additional references
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