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S17 — Crushing injury of neck

Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19) .

Official Notes

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code for all associated injuries, such as:

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injury of blood vessels ( S15 .-)

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open wound of neck ( S11 .-)

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spinal cord injury ( S14.0 , S14.1- )

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vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17

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A - initial encounter

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D - subsequent encounter

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S - sequela

Child Codes

Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite S17.

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