ND51.2

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified

Coding note from above levels

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury.

Index terms

  • Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified
  • central cord injury NOS
  • spinal cord injury syndrome NOS
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  • spinal cord trauma NOS
  • traumatic myelopathy NOS
  • Intervertebral disk injury
  • Traumatic herniated disc
  • Laceration of spinal cord
  • spinal cord penetration
  • spinal cord transection
  • Ruptured spinal cord
  • Spinal cord concussion
  • Spinal cord haematoma
  • traumatic spinal cord haematoma
  • traumatic spinal haematoma
  • Spinal meninges haematoma
  • traumatic spinal meninges haematoma
  • Traumatic spinal cord compression
  • traumatic spinal compression
  • traumatic spine compression
  • Traumatic spinal cord oedema
  • Traumatic hemiplegia
  • Traumatic paraplegia
  • Sequelae of injury of spinal cord
  • late effect of injury of spinal cord

Exclusions from above levels

  • ND34 – crushing injury of trunk NOS
  • ND35 – transection of trunk
  • ND36 – multiple internal injuries of trunk
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/159081656 – Injuries involving multiple body regions
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
  • NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Foundation children elsewhere

  • KA40.2 – Birth injury to spine or spinal cord

Sibling codes

  • ND51.0 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of unspecified joint or ligament of trunk
  • ND51.1 – Injury of unspecified nerve, spinal nerve root or plexus of trunk
  • ND51.3 – Injury of unspecified muscle, fascia or tendon of trunk
  • ND51.4 – Crushing injury of spine or trunk, level unspecified
  • ND51.Y – Other specified injuries of spine or trunk, level unspecified
  • ND51.Z – Unspecified injuries of spine or trunk, level unspecified

Foundation entity

Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2131180445

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: ND51: Other injuries of spine or trunk, level unspecified › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes