S23.13
S23.13 — Subluxation and dislocation of T4/T5-T5/T6 thoracic vertebra
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S23.13 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subluxation and dislocation of t4/t5-t5/t6 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 S23
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S23.13 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 S23.13
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S23.1. If S23.13 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S23.10Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S23.11Subluxation and dislocation of T1/T2 thoracic vertebra
- S23.12Subluxation and dislocation of T2/T3-T3/T4 thoracic vertebra
- S23.14Subluxation and dislocation of T6/T7-T7/T8 thoracic vertebra
- S23.15Subluxation and dislocation of T8/T9-T9/T10 thoracic vertebra
- S23.16Subluxation and dislocation of T10/T11-T11/T12 thoracic vertebra
- S23.17Subluxation and dislocation of T12/L1 thoracic vertebra
Questions about S23.13
- Is S23.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S23.13 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S23.13 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).