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ICD-10-CM Code S12.351
Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S12.351 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'oth traum nondisp spondylolysis of fourth cervcal vertebra' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A S12.351A initial encounter
B S12.351B initial encounter for open fracture
D S12.351D subsequent encounter
G S12.351G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K S12.351K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S S12.351S sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The ICD code S12 is used to code Cervical fracture

A cervical fracture, commonly called a broken neck, is a catastrophic fracture of any of the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck. Examples of common causes in humans are traffic collisions and diving into shallow water. Abnormal movement of neck bones or pieces of bone can cause a spinal cord injury resulting in loss of sensation, paralysis, or death.

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
ICD 9 Code: 805.0

A fracture of the base of the dens (a part of C2) as seen on CT.

Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S12.351 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S12.351. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: S12.35 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra

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