ICD-10-CM Code S14
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S14 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of S14 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level' in more detail.
- S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level NON-BILLABLE
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- S14.10 Unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
- S14.11 Complete lesion of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
- S14.12 Central cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
- S14.13 Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
- S14.14 Brown-Sequard syndrome of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
- S14.15 Other incomplete lesions of cervical spinal cord NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S14 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- Code Notes:
- Code to highest level of cervical cord injury
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated:
- Fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-) See code S12.0-
- Open wound of neck See code S11.-
- Transient paralysis See code R29.5
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S14
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S14 - Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S14. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.