S23.0
ICD-10Non-billable categoryTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
S23.0 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)
Related codes in S23
- S23.1Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebracategory
- S23.2Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of thoraxcategory
- S23.3Sprain of ligaments of thoracic spinecategory
- S23.4Sprain of ribs and sternumcategory
- S23.8Sprain of other specified parts of thoraxcategory
- S23.9Sprain of unspecified parts of thoraxcategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- S23
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.