Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

**Notes:** - Code to highest level of thoracic spinal cord injury - Injuries to the spinal cord (S24.0 and S24.1) refer to the cord level and not bone level injury, and can affect nerve roots at and below the level given.

**Excludes2:** - injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

**Code also:** - any associated: - fracture of thoracic vertebra (S22.0-) - open wound of thorax (S21.-) - transient paralysis (R29.5)

**7th character note:** - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24

**7th character:** - A: initial encounter - D: subsequent encounter - S: sequela