S243-char group
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Codes within S24
S24.0Concussion and oedema of thoracic spinal cordS24.1Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cordS24.2Injury of nerve root of thoracic spineS24.3Injury of peripheral nerves of thoraxS24.4Injury of thoracic sympathetic nervesS24.5Injury of other nerves of thoraxS24.6Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax