Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine - S22

Category Notes

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Category Includes

fracture of thoracic neural arch
fracture of thoracic spinous process
fracture of thoracic transverse process
fracture of thoracic vertebra
fracture of thoracic vertebral arch

Type 1 Excludes

transection of thorax (S28.1)

Type 2 Excludes

fracture of clavicle (S42.0-)
fracture of scapula (S42.1-)

Category codeFirst

any associated:
injury of intrathoracic organ (S27.-)
spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)

Category SevenChr Note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22

Codes

S22.0 - Fracture of thoracic vertebra
S22.00 - Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.000 - Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.001 - Stable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.002 - Unstable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.008 - Other fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.009 - Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
S22.01 - Fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.010 - Wedge compression fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.011 - Stable burst fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.012 - Unstable burst fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.018 - Other fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.019 - Unspecified fracture of first thoracic vertebra
S22.02 - Fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.020 - Wedge compression fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.021 - Stable burst fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.022 - Unstable burst fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.028 - Other fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.029 - Unspecified fracture of second thoracic vertebra
S22.03 - Fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.030 - Wedge compression fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.031 - Stable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.032 - Unstable burst fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.038 - Other fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.039 - Unspecified fracture of third thoracic vertebra
S22.04 - Fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.040 - Wedge compression fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.041 - Stable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.042 - Unstable burst fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.048 - Other fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.049 - Unspecified fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
S22.05 - Fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.050 - Wedge compression fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.051 - Stable burst fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.052 - Unstable burst fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.058 - Other fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.059 - Unspecified fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
S22.06 - Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
S22.060 - Wedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
S22.061 - Stable burst fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
S22.062 - Unstable burst fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
S22.068 - Other fracture of T7-T8 thoracic vertebra
S22.069 - Unspecified fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
S22.07 - Fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.070 - Wedge compression fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.071 - Stable burst fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.072 - Unstable burst fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.078 - Other fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.079 - Unspecified fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
S22.08 - Fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.080 - Wedge compression fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.081 - Stable burst fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.082 - Unstable burst fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.088 - Other fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.089 - Unspecified fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
S22.2 - Fracture of sternum
S22.20 - Unspecified fracture of sternum
S22.21 - Fracture of manubrium
S22.22 - Fracture of body of sternum
S22.23 - Sternal manubrial dissociation
S22.24 - Fracture of xiphoid process
S22.3 - Fracture of one rib
S22.31 - Fracture of one rib, right side
S22.32 - Fracture of one rib, left side
S22.39 - Fracture of one rib, unspecified side
S22.4 - Multiple fractures of ribs
S22.41 - Multiple fractures of ribs, right side
S22.42 - Multiple fractures of ribs, left side
S22.43 - Multiple fractures of ribs, bilateral
S22.49 - Multiple fractures of ribs, unspecified side
S22.5 - Flail chest
S22.9 - Fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified