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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S10-S19
Injuries to the neck
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S14-
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S14.159S
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S14.159S
Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S14.159S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Oth incmpl lesion at unsp level of cerv spinal cord, sequela
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S14.159S became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S14.159S - other international versions of ICD-10 S14.159S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S14.159S contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S14.159S:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S10-S19
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S10-S19
Injuries to the neckIncludes- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- S14
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S14
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Note- Code to highest level of cervical cord injury
- S14.15
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S14.15
Other incomplete lesions of cervical spinal cord
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Incomplete lesion of cervical spinal cord NOS
- Posterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S14.159S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S14.159S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 052 Spinal disorders and injuries with cc/mcc
- 053 Spinal disorders and injuries without cc/mcc
Convert S14.159S to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S14.159S
S14.158 Other incomplete lesion at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
S14.159 Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
S14.159S
…… sequela
S14.2 Injury of nerve root of cervical spine
S14.3 Injury of brachial plexus
S14.4 Injury of peripheral nerves of neck
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
