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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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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12.3
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12.3
Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S12.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S12.3 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S12.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 S12.3 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S12.3 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
S12.3:
- S00-T88
2021 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
2021 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 2021 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
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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to S12.3:
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Type 1 Excludes: M48.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.4
Fatigue fracture of vertebra
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Stress fracture of vertebra
Type 1 Excludes- pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
- pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)
- pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)
- pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
- traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0-, S32.0-)
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Type 2 Excludes: S13.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S13.1
Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated:
- open wound of neck (S11.-)
- spinal cord injury (S14.1-)
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Use Additional: S17
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S17
Crushing injury of neck
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S12.3
S12.290G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.290K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S12.291 Other nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
S12.291A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S12.291B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S12.291D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.291G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.291K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S12.3
Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.30 Unspecified fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.300 Unspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.300A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S12.300B …… initial encounter for open fracture
S12.300D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.300G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S12.300K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S12.301 Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.301A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.