S13.15
Subluxation and dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
S13.1code
Excludes2
- fracture of cervical vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-)S12.0-S12.3
S10-S19block
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 17
S13code
Includes
- 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
Code also
- any associated open wound
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 filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S13.1
S13.10 Subluxation and dislocation of unsp cervical vertebrae category S13.11 Subluxation and dislocation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae category S13.12 Subluxation and dislocation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae category S13.13 Subluxation and dislocation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae category S13.14 Subluxation and dislocation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae category S13.16 Subluxation and dislocation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae category S13.17 Subluxation and dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae category S13.18 Subluxation and dislocation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae category
Subordinate codes 2
Additional references
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