953.9 INJ NERVE ROOT/PLEX NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 953.9

Short Description: Inj nerve root/plex NOS

Long Description: Injury to unspecified site of nerve roots and spinal plexus

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
  - 953 Injury to nerve roots and spinal plexus
    - 953.9 Inj nerve root/plex NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 953.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Injury 959.9
- nerve 957.9
  - plexus 957.9
    - spinal 953.9
      - brachial 953.4
      - lumbosacral 953.5
      - multiple sites 953.8
  - spinal 953.9
    - plexus - see Injury, nerve, plexus, spinal
    - root 953.9
      - cervical 953.0
      - dorsal 953.1
      - lumbar 953.2
      - multiple sites 953.8
      - sacral 953.3
- spinal (cord) 952.9
  - plexus 953.9
    - brachial 953.4
    - lumbosacral 953.5
    - multiple sites 953.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 953.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
953.9	S14.2XXA	Injury of nerve root of cervical spine, initial encounter
	S24.2XXA	Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine, initial encounter
	S34.21XA	Injury of nerve root of lumbar spine, initial encounter
	S34.22XA	Injury of nerve root of sacral spine, initial encounter
	S34.4XXA	Injury of lumbosacral plexus, initial encounter

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
953.0	Injury to cervical nerve root
953.1	Injury to dorsal nerve root
953.2	Injury to lumbar nerve root
953.3	Injury to sacral nerve root
953.4	Injury to brachial plexus
953.5	Injury to lumbosacral plexus
953.8	Injury to multiple sites of nerve roots and spinal plexus

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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