
 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 805.3 
Open fracture of dorsal (thoracic) vertebra without spinal cord injury
- Short description: Fx dorsal vertebra-open.
- ICD-9-CM 805.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 805.3 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 805.3.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 805.3: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 
805.3 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S22.009B Unspecified fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
 Approximate Synonyms
- Open fracture of eleventh and/or twelfth thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of fifth and/or sixth thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of first thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of fourth thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of ninth and/or tenth thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of second thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of seventh and/or eighth thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture of third thoracic vertebra
- Open fracture thoracic vertebra
- Open T1 vertebral fx
- Open T11-T12 vertebral fx
- Open T2 vertebral fx
- Open T3 vertebral fx
- Open T4 vertebral fx
- Open T5-T6 vertebral fx
- Open T7-T8 vertebral fx
- Open T9-T10 vertebral fx
- Open thoracic vertebral fx
- T1 (first thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T11 - T12 (second thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T2 (second thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T3 (third thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T4 (fourth thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T5 - T6 (fifth thru sixth thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T7 - T8 (seventh thru eighth thoracic vertebra) fracture
- T9 - T10 (ninth thru tenth thoracic vertebra) fracture
- Thoracic (upper back bone) fracture
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 
805.3:
- Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0  vertebra, vertebral (back) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spine) (spinous process) (transverse process) (closed) 805.8 vertebra, vertebral (back) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spine) (spinous process) (transverse process) (closed) 805.8   with with   hematomyelia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury hematomyelia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   injury to injury to    cauda equina - see Fracture, vertebra, sacrum, with spinal cord injury cauda equina - see Fracture, vertebra, sacrum, with spinal cord injury
    nerve - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury nerve - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
 
   paralysis - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury paralysis - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   paraplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury paraplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   quadriplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury quadriplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   spinal concussion - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury spinal concussion - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
   spinal cord injury (closed) NEC 806.8 spinal cord injury (closed) NEC 806.8 
 
  cervical 806.0 cervical 806.0 
  chronic 733.13 chronic 733.13 
  dorsal, dorsolumbar 806.2 dorsal, dorsolumbar 806.2 
  thoracic, thoracolumbar 806.2 thoracic, thoracolumbar 806.2 
  atlanto-axial - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical atlanto-axial - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical
  cervical (hangman) (teardrop) (closed) 805.00 cervical (hangman) (teardrop) (closed) 805.00 
  coccyx (closed) 805.6 coccyx (closed) 805.6 
  collapsed 733.13 collapsed 733.13 
  compression, not due to trauma 733.13 compression, not due to trauma 733.13 
  dorsal (closed) 805.2 dorsal (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
   open 805.3 open 805.3
 
  dorsolumbar (closed) 805.2 dorsolumbar (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
   open 805.3 open 805.3
 
  due to osteoporosis 733.13 due to osteoporosis 733.13 
  fetus or newborn 767.4 fetus or newborn 767.4 
  lumbar (closed) 805.4 lumbar (closed) 805.4 
  nontraumatic 733.13 nontraumatic 733.13 
  open NEC 805.9 open NEC 805.9 
  pathologic (any site) 733.13 pathologic (any site) 733.13 
  sacrum (closed) 805.6 sacrum (closed) 805.6 
  site unspecified (closed) 805.8 site unspecified (closed) 805.8 
  stress (any site) 733.95 stress (any site) 733.95 
  thoracic (closed) 805.2 thoracic (closed) 805.2    with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, thoracic with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, thoracic
   open 805.3 open 805.3