kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S14.13

Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord

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
          • S14.13 Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.131 Anterior cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.132 Anterior cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.133 Anterior cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.134 Anterior cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.135 Anterior cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.136 Anterior cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.137 Anterior cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.138 Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
            • S14.139 Anterior cord syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord

Notes

S14

  • Code to highest level of cervical cord injury

S00-T88

  • 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

S14

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

Use Additional

S00-T88

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

Includes

S10-S19

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Excludes 1

S00-T88

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

Excludes 2

S10-S19

  • 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