Functional level of injury of spinal cord

Coding note

These codes are not to be used alone. Code first injury or condition.

Coding note from above levels

For primary coding, the following categories are to be used only when the relevant paralytic syndrome (complete) (incomplete) is reported without further specification, or is stated to be old or longstanding but of unspecified cause.

Exclusions from above levels

19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Child codes

MB57.0 – Functional level of injury of cervical spinal cord
MB57.1 – Functional level of injury of thoracic spinal cord
MB57.2 – Functional level of injury of lumbar spinal cord
MB57.3 – Functional level of injury of spinal cord, sacrum
MB57.Y – Other specified functional level of injury of spinal cord
MB57.Z – Functional level of injury of spinal cord, unspecified

Sibling codes

MB50 – Tetraplegia
MB51 – Diplegia of upper extremities
MB52 – Diplegia of lower extremities
MB53 – Hemiplegia
MB54 – Monoplegia of upper extremity
MB55 – Monoplegia of lower extremity
MB56 – Paraplegia
MB5Y – Other specified paralytic symptoms
MB5Z – Paralytic symptoms, unspecified

Foundation entity

Functional level of injury of spinal cord – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1974584933

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified