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FY2027

S14.101 — Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord

Not billable

Is S14.101 billable?

No — S14.101 is a non-billable header code. S14.101 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S14.101.

S14.101 at a glance

CodeS14.101
DescriptionUnspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S14.101 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S14.101. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Injury › spinal › cervical › C1 level

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S14.101 to fully describe the condition. S14.101 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S14.101, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S14.101 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19

The conditions below are not part of S14.101, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S14.101 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 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)

Code also — inherited from S14

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S14.101 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

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

What codes fall under S14.101? (3)

How long has S14.101 existed?

S14.101 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S14.10 family? (8)