S11.024A
S11.024A — Puncture wound with foreign body of trachea, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S11.024A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for puncture wound with foreign body of trachea, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S11
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S11.024A does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S11.024A is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52438Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
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- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S11.024. If S11.024A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S11.024A
- Is S11.024A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S11.024A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S11.024A sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).