S14.4XXA Injury of peripheral nerves of neck, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S14.4XXA Description: Injury of peripheral nerves of neck, initial encounter ↓
S14.4 Description: Injury of peripheral nerves of neck ↓
S14 Description: Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level Notes:
Code to highest level of cervical cord injury
Code Also: ['any associated:', 'fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-)', 'open wound of neck (S11.-)', 'transient paralysis (R29.5)'] ↓
S10-S19 Description: Injuries to the neck (S10-S19) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat
↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)