Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 5223 - DISABILITY SCHEDULES
DATES OF INJURY ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1993
Part 5223.0440 - MUSCULOSKELETAL SCHEDULE; TRUNK, EXCLUDING SPINE

Universal Citation: MN Rules 5223.0440

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. General.

For permanent partial impairment to the trunk, excluding the spine, disability of the whole body is as provided in this part. For purposes of rating, the trunk has been divided into:

A. the chest, including the scapulae, clavicles, sternum, ribs, costal cartilages, and chest wall musculature; and

B. the abdomen, including the abdominal musculature.

Subp. 2. Chest.

Disorders of the chest resulting in a permanent impairment of the respiration must be rated under part 5223.0560.

A. Scapula:
(1) disorder, fracture, or surgical removal or alteration of the scapula not otherwise ratable under part 5223.0450, zero percent;

(2) disorder, dislocation, fracture, or surgical removal or alteration of the acromioclavicular joint not otherwise ratable under part 5223.0450, zero percent.

B. Clavicle:
(1) disorder, fracture, or surgical removal or alteration of the clavicle not otherwise ratable under part 5223.0450, zero percent;

(2) disorder, dislocation, fracture, or surgical removal or alteration of the sternoclavicular joint, zero percent.

C. Sternum disorder, dislocation, fracture, or surgical alteration or removal of:
(1) the sternum, zero percent;

(2) the manubriosternal joint, zero percent;

(3) the xiphisternal junction, zero percent;

(4) the xiphoid, zero percent.

D. Ribs, costal cartilage, and rib musculature, disorder, dislocation, fracture, or surgical alteration or removal of:
(1) rib or ribs, zero percent;

(2) costal cartilage, zero percent;

(3) costal muscles, zero percent.

Subp. 3. Abdomen.

A. Abdominal muscle:
(1) strain or sprain of abdominal muscle, zero percent;

(2) tear or other acquired defect in abdominal muscle not otherwise ratable under item B, zero percent.

B. Hernia:
(1) inguinal hernia, direct or indirect, unilateral or bilateral, repaired once or twice, zero percent;

(2) inguinal hernia, direct or indirect, unilateral or bilateral, recurring after two repairs, three percent;

(3) abdominal hernia, repaired, zero percent;

(4) abdominal hernia, recurrent after two or more herniorrhaphies, one percent;

(5) femoral hernia, unilateral or bilateral, repaired, zero percent;

(6) femoral hernia, unilateral or bilateral, recurrent after two or more herniorrhaphies, one percent.

Statutory Authority: MS s 176.105

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