T14.8XXA
T14.8XXA — Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T14.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Abrasion NOS
- Contusion NOS
- Crush injury NOS
- Fracture NOS
- Skin injury NOS
- Vascular injury NOS
- Wound NOS
Risk adjustment
T14.8XXA 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T14.8. If T14.8XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T14.8XXA
- Is T14.8XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T14.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T14.8XXA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injury of unspecified body region (T14).