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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S14.138

Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S14.138 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
  2. S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord
  3. S14.13 Parent Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord
  4. S14.138 This code Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Code Also

any associated:

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

Code Also

fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-)

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

Code Also

open wound of neck ( S11 .-)

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

Code Also

transient paralysis ( R29.5 )

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S14

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S14.138

Version History

How S14.138 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Anterior cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord

Related Codes

Other codes under S14.13

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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