S13.151A

Dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae, initial encounter

Billable / specific

S13.151A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat
avulsion of joint or ligament at neck level
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at neck level
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at neck level
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at neck level
traumatic tear of joint or ligament at neck level
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.

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

fracture of cervical vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-) (from S13.1)
birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S13)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S13)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S13)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S13)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S13)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S13)
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S13)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S13)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S13)
strain of muscle or tendon at neck level (S16.1) (from S13)

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The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S13). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.