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S24.13

S24.13: Anterior cord syndrome of thoracic spinal cord

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S24.13 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anterior cord syndrome of thoracic 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 S24

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S24.13

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S24: Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

  • injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S24.13

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under S24.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.