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ICD-10/T14.8XXA

T14.8XXA ICD-10-CM Code: Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 913 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITH MCC (MDC 21)
  • MS-DRG 914 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)
  • MS-DRG 963 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC (MDC 24)
  • MS-DRG 964 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC (MDC 24)
  • MS-DRG 965 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 24)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T14.8A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T14.8XXA 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 generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

  • FY2018 — 2017-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter
    FY2018 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of T14.8XXA in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]
  • T14-T14 — Injury of unspecified body region [Hierarchy]

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • INJ027 — Other unspecified injury [CCSR]

Potential MS-DRG

  • DRG 913 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “TRAUMATIC INJURY WITH MCC (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 914 — TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC [MS-DRG]: “TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 963 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC (MDC 24)”
  • DRG 964 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC (MDC 24)”
  • DRG 965 — OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 24)”

MDC crossing · procedures (54986)

  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs [MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • MDC 24 — Multiple Significant Trauma [MDC crossing]: “Multiple Significant Trauma — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • 0016070 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 21, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 0016071 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Mastoid Sinus with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Mastoid Sinus with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 21, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 0016072 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Atrium with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Atrium with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 21, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 0016073 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Blood Vessel with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 21, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • 0016074 — Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [Same-MDC procedure]: “Bypass Cerebral Ventricle to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach — grouped in MDC 21, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 54981 more

Nearest codes (13)

  • T14 — Injury of unspecified body region [Sibling]
  • T14.8 — Other injury of unspecified body region [Sibling]
  • T14.8XXD — Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • T14.8XXS — Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela [Sibling]
  • T14.9 — Unspecified injury [Sibling]
  • T14.90 — Injury, unspecified [Sibling]
  • T14.90XA — Injury, unspecified, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • T14.90XD — Injury, unspecified, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 5 more

Change history

  • FY2018 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Relationships & Classification

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ027 — Other unspecified injury (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.

Named in the grouper logic of 5 MS-DRGs: DRG 913 (MDC 21), DRG 914 (MDC 21), DRG 963 (MDC 24), DRG 964 (MDC 24), DRG 965 (MDC 24).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does T14.8XXA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T14.8XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T14 — Injury of unspecified body region
  • T14.8 — Other injury of unspecified body region
  • T14.8XXD — Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter
  • T14.8XXS — Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela
  • T14.9 — Unspecified injury
  • T14.90 — Injury, unspecified
  • T14.90XA — Injury, unspecified, initial encounter
  • T14.90XD — Injury, unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • T14.90XS — Injury, unspecified, sequela
  • T14.91 — Suicide attempt

View all codes in the T14 family