S14.121
S14.121: Central cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S14.121 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for central cord syndrome at c1 level 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
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Injury›spinal›cervical›central cord syndrome›C1 level
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S14.121
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under S14.12
- S14.122Central cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.123Central cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.124Central cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.125Central cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.126Central cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.127Central cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.128Central cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.129Central cord syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord