S23.1
Header — not billableSubluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebra
The ICD-10 code for subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebra is S23.1.
S23.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- fracture of thoracic vertebrae (S22.0-)
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 S23.1
- S23.10Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.11Subluxation and dislocation of T1/T2 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.12Subluxation and dislocation of T2/T3-T3/T4 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.13Subluxation and dislocation of T4/T5-T5/T6 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.14Subluxation and dislocation of T6/T7-T7/T8 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.15Subluxation and dislocation of T8/T9-T9/T10 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.16Subluxation and dislocation of T10/T11-T11/T12 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
- S23.17Subluxation and dislocation of T12/L1 thoracic vertebranon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S23.0Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
- S23.2Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of thoraxnon-billable header
- S23.3Sprain of ligaments of thoracic spine
- S23.4Sprain of ribs and sternumnon-billable header
- S23.8Sprain of other specified parts of thorax
- S23.9Sprain of unspecified parts of thorax
- S23.1Subluxation and dislocation of thoracic vertebranon-billable header