kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S12.500

Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
      • S12 Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
        • S12.5 Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
          • S12.50 Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
            • S12.500 Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
              • S12.500A initial encounter for closed fracture
              • S12.500B initial encounter for open fracture
              • S12.500D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
              • S12.500G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
              • S12.500K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
              • S12.500S sequela

Notes

S12

  • 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

S00-T88

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code First

S12

  • any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
    • S14.0 Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord
    • S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

S12

  • 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

S10-S19

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Excludes 1

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S10-S19

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
    • T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
    • T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
    • T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
    • T17.4 Foreign body in trachea
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods

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