S14.10 Unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Applies from S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

Code also

• any associated:
• fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-)
• open wound of neck (S11.-)
• transient paralysis (R29.5)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S14

Notes

• Code to highest level of cervical cord injury

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S14.10

• S14.101 Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.102 Unspecified injury at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.103 Unspecified injury at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.104 Unspecified injury at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.105 Unspecified injury at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.106 Unspecified injury at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.107 Unspecified injury at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.108 Unspecified injury at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.109 Unspecified injury at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord

Code annotations containing back-references to S14.10

Back-references to S14.1

• Code First: R29.5 Transient paralysis ("any associated spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-, S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)")
• Code Also: S11 Open wound of neck ("spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)")
• Code First: S12 Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck ("any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)")
• Code Also: S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae ("spinal cord injury (S14.1-)")
• Use Additional: S17 Crushing injury of neck ("spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)")

Back-references to S14

• Type 1 Excludes: G83.8 Other specified paralytic syndromes ("paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")

Nearby codes

• S14.0 Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord
• S14.0XXA Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
• S14.0XXD Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S14.0XXS Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord, sequela
• S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord
• S14.10 Unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord (this code)
• S14.101 Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
• S14.101A Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
• S14.101D Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounter
• S14.101S Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, sequela
• S14.102 Unspecified injury at C2 level of cervical spinal cord