Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 952.05
C5-C7 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 952.05 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 952.05 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: 952.05 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.105A Unspecified injury at C5 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.106A Unspecified injury at C6 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.107A Unspecified injury at C7 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S14.108A Unspecified injury at C8 level of cervical spinal cord, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C5 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C6 level
  • Brown-SÈquard syndrome at C7 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C5 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C6 level
  • Cervical spinal cord injury at C7 level
  • Spinal cord injury C5 level
  • Spinal cord injury C5 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C6 level
  • Spinal cord injury C6 level, brown sequard syndrome
  • Spinal cord injury C7 level
  • Spinal cord injury C7 level, brown sequard syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 952.05:
  • Injury 959.9
    • spinal (cord) 952.9
      • with fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
      • cervical (C1-C4) 952.00
        • with
        • C5-C7 level 952.05
        • specified type NEC 952.04
      • 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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