S12.8

Fracture of other parts of neck

Requires 7th character

S12.8 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Fracture of hyoid bone
  • Fracture of larynx
  • Fracture of thyroid cartilage
  • Fracture of trachea

Includes (from S12)

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
  • 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: 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.
  • Note: A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Excludes2

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

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

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-) (from S12)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S12)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Fracture of hyoid bone
  • Fracture of larynx
  • Fracture of thyroid cartilage
  • Fracture of trachea
  • Fracture, traumatic, cricoid cartilage
  • Fracture, traumatic, hyoid bone
  • Fracture, traumatic, larynx
  • Fracture, traumatic, neck, hyoid bone
  • Fracture, traumatic, neck, larynx
  • Fracture, traumatic, neck, specified site NEC
  • Fracture, traumatic, neck, thyroid cartilage
  • Fracture, traumatic, neck, trachea
  • Fracture, traumatic, thyroid cartilage
  • Fracture, traumatic, trachea

Parent code

  • S12Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neckNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S12.8

  • S12.8XXAFracture of other parts of neck, initial encounterBillable
  • S12.8XXDFracture of other parts of neck, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S12.8XXSFracture of other parts of neck, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S12.0Fracture of first cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.1Fracture of second cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.2Fracture of third cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.3Fracture of fourth cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.4Fracture of fifth cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.5Fracture of sixth cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.6Fracture of seventh cervical vertebraNeeds 7th char
  • S12.9Fracture of neck, unspecifiedNeeds 7th char

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