S22.042A
Unstable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable 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 this code
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 1 filed at S22.042
The index files this at S22.042. The tabular
extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries
lead to the family rather than to S22.042A exactly.
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S22.042
S22.042B Unstable burst fx fourth thor vertebra, init for opn fx S22.042D Unstbl burst fx fourth thor vert, subs for fx w routn heal S22.042G Unstbl burst fx fourth thor vert, subs for fx w delay heal S22.042K Unstbl burst fx fourth thor vertebra, subs for fx w nonunion S22.042S Unstable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra, sequela
Additional references
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