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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S14.3Injury of brachial plexus

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S14.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 S14.3

S14.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for injury of brachial plexus. 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S14 (injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level), S14.3 is specifically for injury of brachial plexus. Related codes cover concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord (S14.0), other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord (S14.1), injury of nerve root of cervical spine (S14.2), injury of peripheral nerves of neck (S14.4), injury of cervical sympathetic nerves (S14.5), injury of other specified nerves of neck (S14.8) and injury of unspecified nerves of neck (S14.9).

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

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S14.3.

› 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.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S14.3.

Codes whose notes reference S14.3

Code history

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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S14.3

Is S14.3 billable?

No. S14.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.