S14.9
Injury of unspecified nerves of neck
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 9 never code together
S10-S19block
Excludes2
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 11
S14code
S10-S19block
Includes
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
S00-T88chapter
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
- 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.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Alongside this code 7 same parent — S14
S14.0 Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord category S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord category S14.2 Injury of nerve root of cervical spine category S14.3 Injury of brachial plexus category S14.4 Injury of peripheral nerves of neck category S14.5 Injury of cervical sympathetic nerves category S14.8 Injury of other specified nerves of neck category
Additional references
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