ICD-10-CM Code S14.3
Injury of brachial plexus
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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code S14.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'injury of brachial plexus' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | S14.3XXA | initial encounter |
| D | S14.3XXD | subsequent encounter |
| S | S14.3XXS | sequela |
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 InfoThe ICD code S143 is used to code Brachial plexus injury
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord, which is housed in the spinal canal of the vertebral column (or spine), to the shoulder, arm and hand. These nerves originate in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cervical (C5–C8), and first thoracic (T1) spinal nerves, and innervate the muscles and skin of the chest, shoulder, arm and hand. Brachial plexus injuries, or lesions, are caused by damage to those nerves.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | D020516, D020516, D020516 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 353.0, 767.6, 953.4 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Open injury, brachial plexus, upper roots (disorder)
- Crutch paralysis (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
- Episode of care information needed
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S14.3 - Injury of brachial plexus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S14.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S14 - Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level