M96.A
Header — not billableFracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The ICD-10 code for fracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is M96.A.
M96.A is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M96.A
- M96.A1Fracture of sternum associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- M96.A2Fracture of one rib associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- M96.A3Multiple fractures of ribs associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- M96.A4Flail chest associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- M96.A9Other fracture associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Related codes in this category
- M96.0Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis
- M96.1Postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified
- M96.2Postradiation kyphosis
- M96.3Postlaminectomy kyphosis
- M96.4Postsurgical lordosis
- M96.5Postradiation scoliosis
- M96.6Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone platenon-billable header
- M96.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M96.AFracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitationnon-billable header