Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

S23.0 Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc (also a header)
S23.1 Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebra (also a header)
S23.2 Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of thorax (also a header)
S23.3 Sprain of ligaments of thoracic spine (also a header)
S23.4 Sprain of ribs and sternum (also a header)
S23.8 Sprain of other specified parts of thorax (also a header)
S23.9 Sprain of unspecified parts of thorax (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S23

Excludes2 - not included here

dislocation, sprain of sternoclavicular joint (S43.2, S43.6)
strain of muscle or tendon of thorax (S29.01-)

Code also

any associated open wound

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament of thorax
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of thorax
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of thorax
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of thorax
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of thorax
traumatic tear of joint or ligament of thorax

Inherited from the S20-S29 section Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of axilla
injuries of clavicle
injuries of scapular region
injuries of shoulder
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of breast
injuries of chest (wall)
injuries of interscapular area