S24
Non-billableInjury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
S24 is the ICD-10-CM code for Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as S24.0 for billing.
- Status
- Header (non-billable)
- Chapter
- S00-T88
- Subcodes
- 7
- Edition
- FY2026
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
What this means — in plain language
MedlinePlus · NIHYour spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. It carries signals back and forth between your body and your brain. A spinal cord injury disrupts the signals. Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures (breaks) or dislocates your vertebrae, the bone disks that make up your spine. Most injuries don't cut through your spinal cord. Instead, they cause damage when pieces…
Read more about Spinal Cord Injuries at MedlinePlus ↗Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.
Excludes2 — not included here
- •injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
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.
- •any associated:
- •fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-)
- •open wound of thorax (S21.-)
- •transient paralysis (R29.5)
Conditions mapped to this code
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Frequently asked questions
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.
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