ICD-10-CM Code S17
Crushing injury of neck
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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.ICD Code S17 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S17 that describes the diagnosis 'crushing injury of neck' in more detail.
- S17 Crushing injury of neck NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S17 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code for all associated injuries, such as:
- Injury of blood vessels See code S15.-
- Open wound of neck See code S11.-
- Spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-) See code S14.0
- Vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-) See code S12.0-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
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 appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S17
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S17 - Crushing injury of neck'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S17. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.