S22.03
S22.03 — Fracture of third thoracic vertebra
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S22.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of third thoracic vertebra. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
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
Risk adjustment
S22.03 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.
Code to one of these instead S22.03
5 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S22.0. If S22.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S22.00Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.01Fracture of first thoracic vertebra
- S22.02Fracture of second thoracic vertebra
- S22.04Fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
- S22.05Fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
- S22.06Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
- S22.07Fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
- S22.08Fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
Questions about S22.03
- Is S22.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S22.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S22.03 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29).