ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S14.13Anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S14.13 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S14.13

S14.13 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord. It belongs to category S14 (injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level), block S10-S19 (injuries to the neck) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S14.1 (other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord), S14.13 is specifically for anterior cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord. Related codes cover unspecified injury of cervical spinal cord (S14.10), complete lesion of cervical spinal cord (S14.11), central cord syndrome of cervical spinal cord (S14.12), Brown-Sequard syndrome of cervical spinal cord (S14.14) and other incomplete lesions of cervical spinal cord (S14.15).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

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

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S14.13.

› From S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

Note

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)

Broader instructions also apply from S10-S19 Injuries to the neck and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S14.13

Is S14.13 billable?: No. S14.13 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.