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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S10-S19
Injuries to the neck
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S12-
Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12.120B
Other displaced dens fracture, initial encounter for open fracture
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- S12.120B is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Other displaced dens fracture, init encntr for open fracture
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S12.120B became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S12.120B - other international versions of ICD-10 S12.120B may differ.
The following code(s) above
S12.120B contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S12.120B:
- S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S10-S19
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S10-S19
Injuries to the neckIncludes- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
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)
Injuries to the neck - S12
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12
Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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
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
Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck - S12.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12.1
Fracture of second cervical vertebra
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Fracture of second cervical vertebra
ICD-10-CM S12.120B is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
- 551 Medical back problems with mcc
- 552 Medical back problems without mcc
- 955 Craniotomy for multiple significant trauma
- 956 Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma
- 957 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc
- 958 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma with cc
- 959 Other o.r. Procedures for multiple significant trauma 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
Convert S12.120B to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S12.120B
S12.112 Nondisplaced Type II dens fracture
S12.112A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S12.112B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S12.112D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.112G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.112K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S12.120 Other displaced dens fracture
S12.120A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S12.120B
…… initial encounter for open fracture
S12.120D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.120G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.120K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S12.121 Other nondisplaced dens fracture
S12.121A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S12.121B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S12.121D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.121G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.121K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.