S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

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:

Injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

A: initial encounter

D: subsequent encounter

S: sequela