S10-S19 Injuries to the Neck

S10 Superficial Injury of Neck

S11 Open Wound of Neck

S12 Fracture of Cervical Vertebra & Other Parts of Neck

S13 Dislocation & Sprain of Joints & Ligaments at Neck Level

S13

SPINE INJURY: CERVICAL, PEDIATRIC

S14 Injury of Nerves & Spinal Cord at Neck Level

S14.9

Injury of Unspecified Nerves of Neck

S15 Injury of Blood Vessels at Neck Level

S16 Injury of Muscle, Fascia & Tendon at Neck Level

S17 Crushing Injury of Neck

Injuries to the neck S10-S19 >

 

Type 2 Excludes

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)

effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)

effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)

effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)

frostbite (T33-T34)

insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of nape

injuries of supraclavicular region

injuries of throat

 

Open wound of neck S11- >

 

Code Also

any associated:

spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)

wound infection

Type 2 Excludes

open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)

 

Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck S12- >

 

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should

be coded to displaced

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded

to closed

Code First

any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)

Includes

fracture of cervical neural arch

fracture of cervical spine

fracture of cervical spinous process

fracture of cervical transverse process

fracture of cervical vertebral arch

fracture of neck

 

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level S13- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound

Type 2 Excludes

strain of muscle or tendon at neck level (S16.1)

 

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level S14- >

 

Note

Code to highest level of cervical cord injury

Code Also

any associated:

fracture of cervical vertebra (S12.0--S12.6.-)

open wound of neck (S11.-)

transient paralysis (R29.5)

 

Injury of blood vessels at neck level S15- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S11.-)

 

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level S16- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S11.-)

Type 2 Excludes

sprain of joint or ligament at neck level (S13.9)

 

Crushing injury of neck S17- >

 

Use Additional

code for all associated injuries, such as:

injury of blood vessels (S15.-)

open wound of neck (S11.-)

spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)

vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)

 

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