S23.0
Billable codeTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
The ICD-10 code for traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc is S23.0.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S23.1Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.2Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of thoraxnon-billable header
- S23.3Sprain of ligaments of thoracic spine
- S23.4Sprain of ribs and sternumnon-billable header
- S23.8Sprain of other specified parts of thorax
- S23.9Sprain of unspecified parts of thorax
- S23.0Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc