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S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

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.

Code Also

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

Type 2 Excludes

  • injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

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