952.18 CENTRAL CORD SYN/T7-T12


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 952.18

Short Description: Central cord syn/t7-t12

Long Description: T7-T12 level with central cord syndrome

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 952 Spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury
        • 952.18 Central cord syn/t7-t12

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 952.18 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • spinal (cord) 952.9
      • dorsal (D1-D6)�(T1-T6)�(thoracic) 952.10
        • D7-D12�level (T7-T12)�952.15
          • with
            • central cord syndrome 952.18

Crosswalk Information

The code 952.18 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
952.18 Right Arrow S24.153A Oth incomplete lesion at T7-T10, init
S24.154A Oth incomplete lesion at T11-T12, init
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
952.00 C1-C4 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
952.01 C1-C4 level with complete lesion of spinal cord
952.02 C1-C4 level with anterior cord syndrome
952.03 C1-C4 level with central cord syndrome
952.04 C1-C4 level with other specified spinal cord injury
952.05 C5-C7 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
952.06 C5-C7 level with complete lesion of spinal cord
952.07 C5-C7 level with anterior cord syndrome
952.08 C5-C7 level with central cord syndrome
952.09 C5-C7 level with other specified spinal cord injury
952.10 T1-T6 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
952.11 T1-T6 level with complete lesion of spinal cord
952.12 T1-T6 level with anterior cord syndrome
952.13 T1-T6 level with central cord syndrome
952.14 T1-T6 level with other specified spinal cord injury
952.15 T7-T12 level with unspecified spinal cord injury
952.16 T7-T12 level with complete lesion of spinal cord
952.17 T7-T12 level with anterior cord syndrome
952.19 T7-T12 level with other specified spinal cord injury
952.2 Lumbar spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury
952.3 Sacral spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury
952.4 Cauda equina spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury
952.8 Multiple sites of spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury
952.9 Unspecified site of spinal cord injury without evidence of spinal bone injury


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