S24.15
S24.15 — Other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cord
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S24.15 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cord. 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 S24
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Incomplete lesion of thoracic spinal cord NOS
- Posterior cord syndrome of thoracic spinal cord
Risk adjustment
S24.15 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 S24.15
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- S24.151Other incomplete lesion at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.152Other incomplete lesion at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.153Other incomplete lesion at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.154Other incomplete lesion at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.159Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S24.1. If S24.15 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S24.15
- Is S24.15 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S24.15 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S24.15 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).