S24.109S — Unspecified injury at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, sequela
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.
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
Risk adjustment
S24.109S 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
S24.109S 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.
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
- A57540Billing and Coding: Somatosensory Testing
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S24.109. If S24.109S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S24.109S
- Is S24.109S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S24.109S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S24.109S 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).