S17
Crushing injury of neck
Non-billableCategory
7th Character Required
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
Coding Guidelines
Use Additional Code
- code for all associated injuries, such as:
- injury of blood vessels (S15.-)
- open wound of neck (S11.-)
- spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
- vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)
