ICD-10-CM Code For Injury Of Unspecified Body Region: Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group T14 includes injuries where the specific body region is unspecified or undocumented, covering traumatic wounds, contusions, and other physical injuries that cannot be localized to a single anatomic site. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document clinical encounters when the exact injury location is not recorded, when multiple sites are affected and not separately specified, or when initial evaluation does not identify a precise site. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM T14 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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ICD-10-CM T14: Injury Of Unspecified Body Region Overview

The ICD-10-CM T14 group represents injuries where the specific anatomic site is not documented or cannot be determined. These codes apply to traumatic injuries affecting unspecified or multiple body regions and are used across emergency, urgent, and inpatient settings. Accurate coding matters for correct claim processing and reflects the level of clinical detail in medical records.

When to Use

Use a code from this group when the clinical record documents an injury but does not specify the anatomic location or when multiple regions are involved and not separately identified. These codes are appropriate for initial encounters when the site of injury is unknown or when documentation does not support assignment to a more specific body-region code.

ICD-10-CM Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
T14.8XXA	Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter
T14.8XXD	Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter
T14.8XXS	Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela
T14.90XA	Injury, unspecified, initial encounter
T14.90XD	Injury, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T14.90XS	Injury, unspecified, sequela
T14.91XA	Suicide attempt, initial encounter
T14.91XD	Suicide attempt, subsequent encounter
T14.91XS	Suicide attempt, sequela

DRG Codes

7 rows

DRG Code	Description
913	Traumatic Injury with MCC
914	Traumatic Injury without MCC
949	Aftercare with CC/MCC
950	Aftercare without CC/MCC
963	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
964	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
965	Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult is brought to the emergency department after an unwitnessed fall at home with altered mental status and multiple abrasions; the patient cannot provide a reliable history and focused exam shows soft-tissue injury without a clearly identifiable anatomical site of injury documented. The clinician documents an unspecified injury to indicate trauma present but the exact body region cannot be determined at the time of evaluation. Typical codes: T14.90XA, T14.8XXA
An elderly nursing home resident with progressive dementia is seen in clinic for new onset behavioral change after a reported mishap; staff note signs of possible trauma (bruising and tenderness) but the resident is unable to localize pain and records lack specific body-region findings. A diagnosis from this group is used to capture an injury when the region cannot be specified during the encounter and the case is nonacute follow-up or subsequent care. Typical codes: T14.90XD, T14.8XXD
A patient admitted to the hospital for sepsis is found to have an undocumented source of skin breakdown and a pressure-related wound of unclear anatomical location on the initial exam; during the admission the injury is managed as a complicating condition but precise site remains unspecified in the documentation. Coding from this group is assigned to represent the unspecified nature of the injury as a comorbidity complicating the inpatient stay. Typical codes: T14.91XA, T14.90XD

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
T14.8XXA	Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter
T14.8XXD	Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter
T14.8XXS	Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela
T14.90XA	Injury, unspecified, initial encounter
T14.90XD	Injury, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T14.90XS	Injury, unspecified, sequela
T14.91XA	Suicide attempt, initial encounter
T14.91XD	Suicide attempt, subsequent encounter
T14.91XS	Suicide attempt, sequela

DRG Codes

7 rows

DRG Code	Description
913	Traumatic Injury with MCC
914	Traumatic Injury without MCC
949	Aftercare with CC/MCC
950	Aftercare without CC/MCC
963	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
964	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
965	Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult is brought to the emergency department after an unwitnessed fall at home with altered mental status and multiple abrasions; the patient cannot provide a reliable history and focused exam shows soft-tissue injury without a clearly identifiable anatomical site of injury documented. The clinician documents an unspecified injury to indicate trauma present but the exact body region cannot be determined at the time of evaluation. Typical codes: T14.90XA, T14.8XXA
An elderly nursing home resident with progressive dementia is seen in clinic for new onset behavioral change after a reported mishap; staff note signs of possible trauma (bruising and tenderness) but the resident is unable to localize pain and records lack specific body-region findings. A diagnosis from this group is used to capture an injury when the region cannot be specified during the encounter and the case is nonacute follow-up or subsequent care. Typical codes: T14.90XD, T14.8XXD
A patient admitted to the hospital for sepsis is found to have an undocumented source of skin breakdown and a pressure-related wound of unclear anatomical location on the initial exam; during the admission the injury is managed as a complicating condition but precise site remains unspecified in the documentation. Coding from this group is assigned to represent the unspecified nature of the injury as a comorbidity complicating the inpatient stay. Typical codes: T14.91XA, T14.90XD

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

When should coders use the ICD-10-CM T14 group for injury coding?

Which specific codes are included in the T14 group for initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters?

How does accurate use of T14 codes affect claims and documentation?

In what care settings are T14 codes commonly used?

What DRGs are related to injuries coded in the T14 group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

When should coders use the ICD-10-CM T14 group for injury coding?

Which specific codes are included in the T14 group for initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters?

How does accurate use of T14 codes affect claims and documentation?

In what care settings are T14 codes commonly used?

What DRGs are related to injuries coded in the T14 group?

References