S11.23

Puncture wound without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus

Requires 7th character

S11.23 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S11)

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
  • Note: 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
  • Note: 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S11)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S11)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S11)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S11)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S11)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S11)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S11)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S11)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S11)
  • open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B) (from S11)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S11)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated: (from S11)
  • spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-) (from S11)
  • wound infection (from S11)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S11). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Puncture, cervical esophagus
  • Puncture, esophagus, cervical
  • Puncture, pharynx

Parent code

  • S11.2Open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S11.23

  • S11.23XAPuncture wound without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus, initial encounterBillable
  • S11.23XDPuncture wound without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S11.23XSPuncture wound without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S11.20Unspecified open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char
  • S11.21Laceration without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char
  • S11.22Laceration with foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char
  • S11.24Puncture wound with foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char
  • S11.25Open bite of pharynx and cervical esophagusNeeds 7th char

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