Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 806.24
Closed fracture of T1-T6 level with other specified spinal cord injury
  • Short description: T1-t6 fx-cl/cord inj NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 806.24 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 806.24 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 806.24.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 806.24: 2014 2015.
Choose one of the following scenarios to represent 806.24:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S24.151A Other incomplete lesion at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter
  • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.019A Unspecified fracture of first thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
Scenario 2
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S24.152A Other incomplete lesion at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter
  • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.029A Unspecified fracture of second thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.039A Unspecified fracture of third thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.049A Unspecified fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.059A Unspecified fracture of T5-T6 vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
Applies To
  • T1-T6 level with:
    • incomplete spinal cord lesion NOS
    • posterior cord syndrome
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