Category: S12 - Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Chapter Notes
Section Notes
Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
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 neural arch
fracture of cervical spine
fracture of cervical spinous process
fracture of cervical transverse process
fracture of cervical vertebral arch
fracture of neck
Code first any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6
A
initial encounter for closed fracture
B
initial encounter for open fracture
D
subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G
subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K
subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S
sequela
Fracture of first cervical vertebra
Atlas
Unspecified fracture of first cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra
Unstable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra
Posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
Displaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
Nondisplaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
Lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
Displaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
Nondisplaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
Other fracture of first cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
Fracture of second cervical vertebra
Axis
Unspecified fracture of second cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
Type II dens fracture
Anterior displaced Type II dens fracture
Posterior displaced Type II dens fracture
Nondisplaced Type II dens fracture
Other dens fracture
Other displaced dens fracture
Other nondisplaced dens fracture
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
Other fracture of second cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
Fracture of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified fracture of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
Other fracture of third cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
Other fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Other fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
Other fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
Other fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Other displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Other nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
Fracture of other parts of neck
Hyoid bone
Larynx
Thyroid cartilage
Trachea
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code S12.8
initial encounter
subsequent encounter
Fracture of neck, unspecified
Fracture of neck NOS
Fracture of cervical spine NOS
Fracture of cervical vertebra NOS
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code S12.9
