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S22.5XXB - Flail chest, initial encounter for open fracture


The ICD 10 Code for Flail chest, initial encounter for open fracture is listed as S22.5XXB.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S22.5XXB
Description: Flail chest, initial encounter for open fracture
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
183 - Major Chest Trauma W Mcc
184 - Major Chest Trauma W Cc
185 - Major Chest Trauma W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 807.4 - Flail chest (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S22.5XXB:
S22.5XXA - Flail chest, initial encounter for closed fracture
S22.5XXD - Flail chest, subs encntr for fracture with routine healing
S22.5XXG - Flail chest, subs encntr for fracture with delayed healing
S22.5XXK - Flail chest, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S22.5XXS - Flail chest, sequela