S22 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2026 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine.
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A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Fracture of thoracic neural arch
Fracture of thoracic spinous process
Fracture of thoracic transverse process
Fracture of thoracic vertebra
Fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
Transection of thorax (S28.1)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22
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
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