S22.5

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Flail chest

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

S22Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine

S22.5Flail chestBillable

S22.5XXAFlail chest, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable

S22.5XXBFlail chest, initial encounter for open fractureBillable

S22.5XXDFlail chest, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable

S22.5XXGFlail chest, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable

S22.5XXKFlail chest, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable

S22.5XXSFlail chest, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S22.5:

categoryS22

Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine

Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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