S22.060A vs S22.060K
S22.060A (Wedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S22.060K (Wedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion), from the official CMS tabular data. S22.060A and S22.060K code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S22.060A and S22.060K code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| S22.060AWedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture | S22.060KWedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Wedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S22.060A). | Wedge compression fracture of T7-T8 vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S22.060K). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S22 |
| Includes | fracture of thoracic neural arch fracture of thoracic spinous process fracture of thoracic transverse process fracture of thoracic vertebra | fracture of thoracic neural arch fracture of thoracic spinous process fracture of thoracic transverse process fracture of thoracic vertebra |
| Code first | , if applicable, spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-) | , if applicable, spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources