FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Code to highest level of cervical cord injury
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S14
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
S14.0Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS14.1Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cordCategory · further specificity requiredS14.2Injury of nerve root of cervical spineCategory · further specificity requiredS14.3Injury of brachial plexusCategory · further specificity requiredS14.4Injury of peripheral nerves of neckCategory · further specificity requiredS14.5Injury of cervical sympathetic nervesCategory · further specificity requiredS14.8Injury of other specified nerves of neckCategory · further specificity requiredS14.9Injury of unspecified nerves of neckCategory · further specificity requiredOfficial titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · paralytic syndromes due to current spinal cord injury-code to spinal cord injury (S14, S24, S34)