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S12.8

Fracture of other parts of neck

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
S10-S19block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)T18.1
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)T17.3
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)T17.2
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)T17.4
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 19
S12code
Notes
  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded 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-)S14.0S14.1-
S12.8code
Inclusion terms
  • Fracture of hyoid bone
  • Fracture of larynx
  • Fracture of thyroid cartilage
  • Fracture of trachea
S10-S19block
Includes
  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • 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
  • 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.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S12
S12.0 Fracture of first cervical vertebra category S12.1 Fracture of second cervical vertebra category S12.2 Fracture of third cervical vertebra category S12.3 Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra category S12.4 Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra category S12.5 Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra category S12.6 Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra category S12.9 Fracture of neck, unspecified category
Additional references
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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S12
Block
S10-S19
Siblings
8

Present FY2024–FY2027.