S24

ICD-10Non-billable category

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

S24 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.

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Code also

Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.

  • any associated:
  • fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
  • open wound of thorax (S21.-)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5)

Notes

  • Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
  • Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

7th character

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

Permitted 7th characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes under S24

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Source

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.

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