S24.149A: Brown-Sequard syndrome at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter
S24.149A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for brown-sequard syndrome at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S24.149A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S24
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S24.149A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 182 Spinal Cord Disorders/Injuries0.478 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
S24.149A is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
- A57668Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.