FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
S24.10Unspecified injury of thoracic spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS24.11Complete lesion of thoracic spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS24.13Anterior cord syndrome of thoracic spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS24.14Brown-Sequard syndrome of thoracic spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS24.15Other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| S24.0 | Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord | Category · further specificity required |
| S24.2 | Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine | Category · further specificity required |
| S24.3 | Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax | Category · further specificity required |
| S24.4 | Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervous system | Category · further specificity required |
| S24.8 | Injury of other specified nerves of thorax | Category · further specificity required |
| S24.9 | Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Code first · any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
Code also · spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
Code first · , if applicable, spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
Code also · spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
Note · 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.
Code also · spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
Code also · spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)