S23.0

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc

Metadata & Insights

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

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)

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)

S23Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax

S23.0Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral discBillable

S23.0XXATraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, initial encounterBillable

S23.0XXDTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, subsequent encounterBillable

S23.0XXSTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S23.0:

categoryS23

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of thorax

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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