Includes:

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

Excludes2

  • 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)
  1. S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

    Note: 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
    1. S14.0 Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord

    2. S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord

      1. S14.10 Unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord

        • S14.101 Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.102 Unspecified injury at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.103 Unspecified injury at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.104 Unspecified injury at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.105 Unspecified injury at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.106 Unspecified injury at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.107 Unspecified injury at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.108 Unspecified injury at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.109 Unspecified injury at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord

          Inclusion term(s):

          • Injury of cervical spinal cord NOS
      2. S14.11 Complete lesion of cervical spinal cord

        • S14.111 Complete lesion at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.112 Complete lesion at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.113 Complete lesion at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.114 Complete lesion at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.115 Complete lesion at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.116 Complete lesion at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.117 Complete lesion at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.118 Complete lesion at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.119 Complete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
      3. S14.12 Central cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord

        • S14.121 Central cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.122 Central cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.123 Central cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.124 Central cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.125 Central cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.126 Central cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.127 Central cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.128 Central cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.129 Central cord syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
      4. 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
      5. S14.14 Brown-Séquard syndrome of cervical spinal cord

        • S14.141 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.142 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.143 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.144 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.145 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.146 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.147 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.148 Brown-Séquard syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.149 Brown-Séquard syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
      6. S14.15 Other incomplete lesions of cervical spinal cord

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Incomplete lesion of cervical spinal cord NOS
        • Posterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.151 Other incomplete lesion at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.152 Other incomplete lesion at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.153 Other incomplete lesion at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.154 Other incomplete lesion at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.155 Other incomplete lesion at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.156 Other incomplete lesion at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.157 Other incomplete lesion at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.158 Other incomplete lesion at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
        • S14.159 Other incomplete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
    3. S14.2 Injury of nerve root of cervical spine

    4. S14.3 Injury of brachial plexus

    5. S14.4 Injury of peripheral nerves of neck

    6. S14.5 Injury of cervical sympathetic nerves

    7. S14.8 Injury of other specified nerves of neck

    8. S14.9 Injury of unspecified nerves of neck

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.