S14.3 Injury of brachial plexus

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S14.3

Back-references to S14.3

• Type 2 Excludes: S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level ("injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S44 Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level ("injury of brachial plexus (S14.3-)")

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S14.3

• Injury › brachial plexus

Nearby codes

• S14.159S Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord, sequela
• S14.2 Injury of nerve root of cervical spine
• S14.2XXA Injury of nerve root of cervical spine, initial encounter
• S14.2XXD Injury of nerve root of cervical spine, subsequent encounter
• S14.2XXS Injury of nerve root of cervical spine, sequela
• S14.3 Injury of brachial plexus (this code)
• S14.3XXA Injury of brachial plexus, initial encounter
• S14.3XXD Injury of brachial plexus, subsequent encounter
• S14.3XXS Injury of brachial plexus, sequela
• S14.4 Injury of peripheral nerves of neck
• S14.4XXA Injury of peripheral nerves of neck, initial encounter