S12 - Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck

The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck is listed as S12.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	S12
Description:	Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck Note: A fracture not indicated as nondisplaced or displaced should be classified to displaced. A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed 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 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

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S12:
S12.0 - Fracture of first cervical vertebra
S12.1 - Fracture of second cervical vertebra
S12.2 - Fracture of third cervical vertebra
S12.3 - Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.4 - Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
S12.5 - Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
S12.6 - Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
S12.8 - Fracture of other parts of neck
S12.9 - Fracture of neck, unspecified