S22.032G — Unstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S22.032G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "G" — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S22.032G
These are not written on S22.032G, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S22.032G with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S22.032G
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S22.032G, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S22.032G
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S22.032G. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S22.032G alone.
Risk adjustment
S22.032G 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
S22.032G is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
Code history
S22.032G has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S22.032. If S22.032G is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S22.032AUnstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S22.032BUnstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- S22.032DUnstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S22.032KUnstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S22.032SUnstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra, sequela
Questions about S22.032G
- Is S22.032G a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S22.032G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S22.032G 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).
- What cannot be coded together with S22.032G?
- S22.032G carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S22.032G (S22) and apply to it just the same.