S12.1 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of second 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 S12.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Axis
S12.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S12.1Fraktur på andra halskotan
- S12.10Fraktur på andra halskotan - sluten
- S12.11Fraktur på andra halskotan - öppen
S12.1Brudd i 2. cervikalvirvel
- S12.10Lukket brudd i 2. cervikalvirvel
- S12.11Åpent brudd i 2. cervikalvirvel
DS121Fraktur af 2. halshvirvel
- DS121CFractura dens axis
S12.1Kiertonikaman murtuma
S12.1Fraktur des 2. Halswirbels
S12.1Fracture de la deuxième vertèbre cervicale
S12.1fractuur van tweede cervicale-wervel
Listed through more specific codes:
- S12.100AUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S12.100BUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- S12.100DUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S12.100GUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S12.100KUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S12.100SUnspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, sequela
- S12.101AUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S12.101BUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- and 76 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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