ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S22.0Fracture of thoracic vertebra
S22.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About S22.0
S22.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of thoracic vertebra. It belongs to category S22 (fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine), block S20-S29 (injuries to the thorax) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S22 (fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine), S22.0 is specifically for fracture of thoracic vertebra. Related codes cover fracture of sternum (S22.2), fracture of one rib (S22.3), multiple fractures of ribs (S22.4), Flail chest (S22.5) and fracture of bony thorax, part unspecified (S22.9).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
Code first: , if applicable, spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22
- S22.00Fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.000Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.001Stable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.002Unstable burst fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.008Other fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.009Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra
- S22.01Fracture of first thoracic vertebra
- S22.02Fracture of second thoracic vertebra
- S22.03Fracture of third thoracic vertebra
- S22.04Fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
- S22.05Fracture of T5-T6 vertebra
- S22.06Fracture of T7-T8 vertebra
- S22.07Fracture of T9-T10 vertebra
- S22.08Fracture of T11-T12 vertebra
- Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
- Binitial encounter for open fracture
- Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S22.0.
› From S22 Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine
- 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
- fracture of thoracic neural arch
- fracture of thoracic spinous process
- fracture of thoracic transverse process
- fracture of thoracic vertebra
- fracture of thoracic vertebral arch
- transection of thorax (S28.1)
Broader instructions also apply from S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Codes whose notes reference S22.0
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S22.0
Is S22.0 billable?
- No. S22.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.