Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 952.00
C1-C4 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 952.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 952.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 952.00 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.101A Unspecified injury at C1 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.102A Unspecified injury at C2 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.103A Unspecified injury at C3 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.104A Unspecified injury at C4 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C1 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C2 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C3 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C4 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C8 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C1 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C2 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C3 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C4 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C8 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury with brown sequard syndrome
  • Cervical spinal cord injury, brown sequard syndrome
  • Contusion of cervical cord
  • Injury at C1-C4 level with spinal cord injury AND without bone injury
  • Injury of cervical spine
  • Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
  • Spinal cord injury C1 level
  • Spinal cord injury C1 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C2 level
  • Spinal cord injury C2 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C3 level
  • Spinal cord injury C3 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C4 level
  • Spinal cord injury C4 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C8 level
  • Spinal cord injury C8 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury with no radiographic abnormality
  • Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality, cervical
  • Spinal cord injury wo radiographic abnormality, cervical
  • Spinal dislocation with cervical cord lesion
  • Transection of cervical cord
  • Unspecified cervical spinal cord injury, without spinal bone injury, C1-4
Applies To
  • Spinal cord injury, cervical region NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 952.00:
  • Injury 959.9
    • spinal (cord) 952.9
      • with fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
      • cervical (C1-C4) 952.00
      • dorsal (D1-D6) (T1-T6) (thoracic) 952.10
      • lumbar 952.2
      • multiple sites 952.8
      • nerve (root) NEC - see Injury, nerve, spinal, root
      • plexus 953.9
      • sacral 952.3
      • thoracic (see also Injury, spinal, dorsal) 952.10
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