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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S12 Fracture of neck

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S12 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of neck. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S10–S19 (Injuries to the neck) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S12 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • cervical:
    • neural arch
    • spine
    • spinous process
    • transverse process
    • vertebra
    • vertebral arch

Subcodes of S12

S12 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S12Fraktur på halskotpelaren och halsens ben

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS12Fraktur i halsregionen

FinlandICD-10-FI

S12Kaularanganmurtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S12Fraktur im Bereich des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

S12Fracture du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S12fractuur van hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S12.300AUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S12.300BUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S12.300DUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S12.300GUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S12.300KUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S12.300SUnspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, sequela
  • S12.301AUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S12.301BUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
  • and 208 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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