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Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine - S22

S22 Category in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.

Category Notes:

This notation helps users understand the scope of a code S22 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.

Category Includes:

Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.

Type 1 Excludes:

Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.

Category codeFirst:

The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.

Category SevenChr Note:

These ranges represents subcategories of Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine. The "S22" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

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