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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S12.0 Fracture of first cervical vertebra

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S12.0 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of first cervical vertebra. It is a four-character subcategory of S12 (Fracture of neck), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S12.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

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S12.0 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

S12.0Fraktur på första halskotan

  • S12.00Fraktur på första halskotan - sluten
  • S12.01Fraktur på första halskotan - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S12.0Brudd i 1. cervikalvirvel

  • S12.00Lukket brudd i 1. cervikalvirvel
  • S12.01Åpent brudd i 1. cervikalvirvel
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS120Fraktur af 1. halshvirvel

FinlandICD-10-FI

S12.0Kannattajanikaman murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S12.0Fraktur des 1. Halswirbels

FranceICD-10-FR

S12.0Fracture de la première vertèbre cervicale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S12.0fractuur van eerste cervicale-wervel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S12.000AUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S12.000BUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S12.000DUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S12.000GUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S12.000KUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S12.000SUnspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, sequela
  • S12.001AUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S12.001BUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
  • and 52 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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