Kodex

Code

S14.108A

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
  - S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
    - S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord
      - S14.10 Unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord
        
        S14.108 Unspecified injury at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        
        S14.108A initial encounter
        
        S14.108D subsequent encounter
        
        S14.108S sequela

Long Title

S14.108A

Unspecified injury at C8 level of cervical spinal cord initial encounter

Notes

Code to highest level of cervical cord injury

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

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

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- T17.4 Foreign body in trachea
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods