ICD-9-CM 952.00 converts approximately to: 2021 ICD-10-CM S14.101A Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter or: 2021 ICD-10-CM S14.102A Unspecified injury at C2 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
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As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following two equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 952.10:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
952.10 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of t1-t6 level with unspecified spinal cord injury. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 952.0:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.