S24.109S

S24.109S: Unspecified injury at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S24.109S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S24.109S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Injury of thoracic spinal cord NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S24.109S

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S24: Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S24.109S is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
A57540Billing and Coding: Somatosensory Testing

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.