S22.0
Header — not billableFracture of thoracic vertebra
The ICD-10 code for fracture of thoracic vertebra is S22.0.
S22.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S22.0
- S22.00Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S22.01Fracture of first thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S22.02Fracture of second thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S22.03Fracture of third thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S22.04Fracture of fourth thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S22.05Fracture of T5-T6 vertebranon-billable header
- S22.06Fracture of T7-T8 vertebranon-billable header
- S22.07Fracture of T9-T10 vertebranon-billable header
- S22.08Fracture of T11-T12 vertebranon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S22.2Fracture of sternumnon-billable header
- S22.3Fracture of one ribnon-billable header
- S22.4Multiple fractures of ribsnon-billable header
- S22.5Flail chest
- S22.9Fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified
- S22.0Fracture of thoracic vertebranon-billable header