ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
S24.14Brown-Sequard syndrome of thoracic spinal cord
S24.14 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 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 S24.14
S24.14 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Brown-Sequard syndrome of thoracic spinal cord. It belongs to category S24 (injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level), block S20-S29 (injuries to the thorax) 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 5 subcodes must be used instead.
Within S24.1 (other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord), S24.14 is specifically for Brown-Sequard syndrome of thoracic spinal cord. Related codes cover unspecified injury of thoracic spinal cord (S24.10), complete lesion of thoracic spinal cord (S24.11), anterior cord syndrome of thoracic spinal cord (S24.13) and other incomplete lesions of thoracic spinal cord (S24.15).
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 S24
- S24.141Brown-Sequard syndrome at T1 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.142Brown-Sequard syndrome at T2-T6 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.143Brown-Sequard syndrome at T7-T10 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.144Brown-Sequard syndrome at T11-T12 level of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.149Brown-Sequard syndrome at unspecified level of thoracic spinal cord
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S24.14.
› From S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
- injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)
Broader instructions also apply from S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about S24.14
Is S24.14 billable?
- No. S24.14 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.