Wedge compression fracture of fourth lumbar vertebra. S32.040 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S32.040 became effective on October 1, 2020.
2021 ICD-10-CM Codes S12.6*: Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra ICD-10-CM Codes
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M48.54XA - other international versions of ICD-10 M48.54XA may differ. pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis ( M80.-)
Short description: Unsp disp fx of seventh cervical vertebra, init for clos fx. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S12.600A became effective on October 1, 2018.
Unspecified displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture. S12. 600A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S12.
000A for Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Wedge compression fracture of unspecified thoracic vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture. S22. 000A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S22.
ICD-10 Code for Wedge compression fracture of T5-T6 vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture- S22. 050A- Codify by AAPC.
If you have no other documentation about the fracture (e.g. whether this is a pathological or a traumatic fracture), then this would code to category M48. 5 - Compression fracture of vertebra NOS, so I would use M48. 56XA for the lumbar site.
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) occur when the bony block or vertebral body in the spine collapses, which can lead to severe pain, deformity and loss of height. These fractures more commonly occur in the thoracic spine (the middle portion of the spine), especially in the lower part.
In a compression fracture, the vertebral body collapses. The most common type of compression fracture is a wedge fracture, in which the front of the vertebral body collapses but the back does not, meaning that the bone assumes a wedge shape.
Although all compression fractures have an underlying pathology, the term pathologic vertebral compression fracture (pVCF) is traditionally reserved for fractures that result from primary or metastatic spine tumors.
You should consider the exact anatomic location when it comes to coding for collapsed vertebra.M48.52XA: Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture.M48.54XA: Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture.More items...•
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ICD-10-CM Code for Wedge compression fracture of first lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture S32. 010A.
ICD-10-CM Code for Pain in thoracic spine M54. 6.