S24.159

Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

Requires 7th character

S24.159 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S24)

  • injuries of breast
  • injuries of chest (wall)
  • injuries of interscapular area
  • 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: Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury
  • 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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S24)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S24)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S24)
  • effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5) (from S24)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S24)
  • effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8) (from S24)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S24)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S24)
  • injuries of axilla (from S24)
  • injuries of clavicle (from S24)
  • injuries of scapular region (from S24)
  • injuries of shoulder (from S24)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S24)
  • injury of brachial plexus (S14.3) (from S24)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S24)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated: (from S24)
  • fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-) (from S24)
  • open wound of thorax (S21.-) (from S24)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5) (from S24)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S24). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Injury, spinal, thoracic, incomplete lesion specified NEC
  • Injury, spinal, thoracic, posterior cord syndrome

Parent code

  • S24.15Other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cordNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S24.159

  • S24.159AOther incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
  • S24.159DOther incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S24.159SOther incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S24.151Other incomplete lesion at T1 level of thoracic spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S24.152Other incomplete lesion at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S24.153Other incomplete lesion at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S24.154Other incomplete lesion at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cordNeeds 7th char

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