S14.11
S14.11 — Complete lesion of cervical spinal cord
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S14.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete lesion of cervical spinal cord. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S14
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S14.11 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S14.11
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- S14.111Complete lesion at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.112Complete lesion at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.113Complete lesion at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.114Complete lesion at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.115Complete lesion at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.116Complete lesion at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.117Complete lesion at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.118Complete lesion at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.119Complete lesion at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S14.1. If S14.11 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S14.11
- Is S14.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S14.11 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S14.11 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).