T14.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other injury of unspecified body region. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other injury of unspecified body region (ICD-10-CM T14.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other injury of unspecified body region is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code T14.8. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Inclusion terms: Abrasion NOS; Contusion NOS; Crush injury NOS; Fracture NOS; Skin injury NOS; Vascular injury NOS; Wound NOS. Excludes1 (not coded here): multiple unspecified injuries T07. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T14.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Abrasion NOS
- Contusion NOS
- Crush injury NOS
- Fracture NOS
- Skin injury NOS
- Vascular injury NOS
- Wound NOS
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- multiple unspecified injuries T07
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can T14.8 be billed directly?
No. T14.8 (Other injury of unspecified body region) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does T14.8 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14.
What can't be coded together with T14.8?
Per Excludes1 instructions, T14.8 must not be reported with: multiple unspecified injuries (T07).
What conditions are included under T14.8?
Other injury of unspecified body region includes: Abrasion NOS; Contusion NOS; Crush injury NOS; Fracture NOS; Skin injury NOS.
Codes in This Family (3)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as T14.8, with their registry titles.
- T14.8A — Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter
- T14.8D — Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter
- T14.8S — Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela
Indexed Clinical Terms (38)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Abrasion
- Abrasion, skin NEC
- Contusion (skin surface intact)
- Contusion (skin surface intact), bone NEC
- Contusion (skin surface intact), skin NEC
- Contusion (skin surface intact), subcutaneous NEC
- Contusion (skin surface intact), subperiosteal NEC
- Crush, crushed, crushing
- Crush, crushed, crushing, internal organ NEC (abdomen, chest, or pelvis)
- Crush, crushed, crushing, severe, unspecified site
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation), bone NEC
- Hematomyelia (central), traumatic
- Injury, blast NEC (air) (hydraulic) (immersion) (underwater)
- Injury, blood vessel NEC
- Injury, blood vessel NEC, specified NEC
- Injury, internal
- Injury, joint NOS
- Injury, limb NEC
- Injury, nerve NEC
- Injury, nerve NEC, peripheral NEC
- Injury, nerve NEC, peripheral NEC, specified NEC
- Injury, skin NEC
- Injury, specified NEC
- Injury, subcutaneous NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, extremity NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, limb NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, muscle NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, nail NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, skin NEC
- Injury, superficial NEC, subcutaneous NEC
- Injury, vascular NEC
- Lesion (s) (nontraumatic), vascular, following trauma NEC
- Myalgia, traumatic NEC
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel), artery, arteries (postinfectional), traumatic NEC
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel), traumatic NEC
- Wound, open, skin NOS
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