S14.13
S14.13 — Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S14.13 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anterior cord syndrome 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
S14.13 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 S14.13
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- S14.131Anterior cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.132Anterior cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.133Anterior cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.134Anterior cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.135Anterior cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.136Anterior cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.137Anterior cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.138Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord
- S14.139Anterior cord syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cord
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S14.1. If S14.13 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S14.13
- Is S14.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S14.13 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S14.13 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).