Unspecified fracture of sternum
Requires 7th character
S22.20 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S22)
- injuries of breast
- injuries of chest (wall)
- injuries of interscapular area
- fracture of thoracic neural arch
- fracture of thoracic spinous process
- fracture of thoracic transverse process
- fracture of thoracic vertebra
- fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Note: A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S22)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S22)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S22)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5) (from S22)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S22)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8) (from S22)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S22)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S22)
- injuries of axilla (from S22)
- injuries of clavicle (from S22)
- injuries of scapular region (from S22)
- injuries of shoulder (from S22)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S22)
- fracture of clavicle (S42.0-) (from S22)
- fracture of scapula (S42.1-) (from S22)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S22). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| B | initial encounter for open fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Fracture, traumatic, sternum
- Fracture, traumatic, thorax, sternum
Parent code
- S22.2Fracture of sternumNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S22.20
- S22.20XAUnspecified fracture of sternum, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
- S22.20XBUnspecified fracture of sternum, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
- S22.20XDUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- S22.20XGUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S22.20XKUnspecified fracture of sternum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S22.20XSUnspecified fracture of sternum, sequelaBillable