S14.145

Brown-Sequard syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord

Requires 7th character

S14.145 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S14)

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
  • Note: Code to highest level of cervical cord injury

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S14)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S14)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S14)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S14)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S14)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S14)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S14)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S14)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S14)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S14)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated: (from S14)
  • fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-) (from S14)
  • open wound of neck (S11.-) (from S14)
  • transient paralysis (R29.5) (from S14)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S14). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S14.14Brown-Sequard syndrome of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S14.145

  • S14.145ABrown-Sequard syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
  • S14.145DBrown-Sequard syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S14.145SBrown-Sequard syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S14.141Brown-Sequard syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.142Brown-Sequard syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.143Brown-Sequard syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.144Brown-Sequard syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.146Brown-Sequard syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.147Brown-Sequard syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.148Brown-Sequard syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char
  • S14.149Brown-Sequard syndrome at unspecified level of cervical spinal cordNeeds 7th char

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