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S17 - Crushing injury of neck


The ICD 10 Code for Crushing injury of neck is listed as S17.
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: S17
Description: Crushing injury of neck
  • Use additional code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • injury of blood vessels (S15.-)
  • open wound of neck (S11.-)
  • spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
  • vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S17:
S17.0 - Crushing injury of larynx and trachea
S17.8 - Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck
S17.9 - Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified