S12.1
Fracture of second cervical vertebra
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S12.1 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S12 Parent Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
- S12.1 This code Fracture of second cervical vertebra
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
fracture of cervical neural arch
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
fracture of cervical spine
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
fracture of cervical spinous process
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
fracture of cervical transverse process
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
fracture of cervical vertebral arch
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
fracture of neck
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Inclusion Terms
Axis
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
More Specific Codes
7 codes under S12.1
- S12.10 Unspecified fracture of second cervical vertebra Has subcodes
- S12.11 Type II dens fracture Has subcodes
- S12.12 Other dens fracture Has subcodes
- S12.13 Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra Has subcodes
- S12.14 Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra Has subcodes
- S12.15 Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra Has subcodes
- S12.19 Other fracture of second cervical vertebra Has subcodes
Version History
How S12.1 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of second cervical vertebra
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of second cervical vertebra
Related Codes
Other codes under S12
- S12.0 Fracture of first cervical vertebra
- S12.2 Fracture of third cervical vertebra
- S12.3 Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
- S12.4 Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
- S12.5 Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
- S12.6 Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
- S12.8 Fracture of other parts of neck
- S12.9 Fracture of neck, unspecified
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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