S13
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
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 14
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.
Subordinate codes 7
S13.0 Traumatic rupture of cervical intervertebral disc S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae S13.2 Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of neck S13.4 Sprain of ligaments of cervical spine S13.5 Sprain of thyroid region S13.8 Sprain of joints and ligaments of other parts of neck S13.9 Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck
Medications 1
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Additional references
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