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S14.12

Central cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord

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Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

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CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
S14.121Central cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.121ACentral cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.121DCentral cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.121SCentral cord syndrome at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.122Central cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.122ACentral cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.122DCentral cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.122SCentral cord syndrome at C2 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.123Central cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.123ACentral cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.123DCentral cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.123SCentral cord syndrome at C3 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.124Central cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.124ACentral cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.124DCentral cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.124SCentral cord syndrome at C4 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.125Central cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.125ACentral cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.125DCentral cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.125SCentral cord syndrome at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.126Central cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.126ACentral cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.126DCentral cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.126SCentral cord syndrome at C6 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.127Central cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.127ACentral cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable
S14.127DCentral cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord, subsequent encounterBillable
S14.127SCentral cord syndrome at C7 level of cervical spinal cord, sequelaBillable
S14.128Central cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cordCategory
S14.128ACentral cord syndrome at C8 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounterBillable

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