S22.042S
Unstable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra, sequela
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
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 this code
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 S22.042S exactly.
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S22.042
S22.042A Unstable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra, init 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
Additional references
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