S16 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of muscle and tendon at neck level. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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
S16 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S16Skada på muskel och sena i halsregionen
- S16.9Skada på muskel och sena i halsregionen
S16Skade på muskel eller sene i halsregion
DS16Læsion af muskler og sener i halsregionen
- DS169Læsion af muskel eller sene på halsen
S16Kaulan lihaksen ja/tai jänteen vamma
S16Verletzung von Muskeln und Sehnen in Halshöhe
S16Lésion traumatique des muscles et des tendons au niveau du cou
S16letsel van spier en pees op cervicaal niveau
Listed through more specific codes:
- S16.1XXAStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
- S16.1XXDStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
- S16.1XXSStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela
- S16.2XXALaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
- S16.2XXDLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
- S16.2XXSLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela
- S16.8XXAOther specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
- S16.8XXDOther specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
- and 4 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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