S24
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury 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
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S24
- S24.0Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cordcategory
- S24.1Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cordcategory
- S24.2Injury of nerve root of thoracic spinecategory
- S24.3Injury of peripheral nerves of thoraxcategory
- S24.4Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous systemcategory
- S24.8Injury of other specified nerves of thoraxcategory
- S24.9Injury of unspecified nerve of thoraxcategory
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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.