S24.159

S24.159: Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S24.159 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other incomplete lesion at unspecified level 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S24.159

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Injury›spinal›thoracic›incomplete lesion specified NEC
Injury›spinal›thoracic›posterior cord syndrome

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S24.159

3 child codes. Green means billable.