~*Audra*~
Networker
I am a radiology coder so I deal with a lot of trauma and fracture codes. So far I have found everything in ICD-10 except a code for thoracic spine trauma/injury. Not the cord, the bones. In ICD-9 we used 959.19, but they did not make one that was specific for the thoracic spinal bone area. They seem to have made an injury code for every other body area except this one. It's almost like they forgot it. We do however have
Lumbar spine S39.92-
Cervical Spine/neck S19.9-
I have tried looking for just a generic back injury or upper back, middle back, but I just can not seem to find anything to fit the thoracic spine area. Any one else out there having this same problem? They have T14.8, but that is unspecified and I know my location, so I hate to use that one.
And ideas are greatly appreciated!!
Lumbar spine S39.92-
Cervical Spine/neck S19.9-
I have tried looking for just a generic back injury or upper back, middle back, but I just can not seem to find anything to fit the thoracic spine area. Any one else out there having this same problem? They have T14.8, but that is unspecified and I know my location, so I hate to use that one.
And ideas are greatly appreciated!!