S12.9
Fracture of neck, unspecified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S12.9 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
- S12.9 This code Fracture of neck, unspecified
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
Fracture of neck NOS
Inclusion Terms
Fracture of cervical spine NOS
Inclusion Terms
Fracture of cervical vertebra NOS
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code S12.9
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
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
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S12.9
Version History
How S12.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of neck, unspecified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of neck, unspecified
Related Codes
Other codes under S12
- S12.0 Fracture of first cervical vertebra
- S12.1 Fracture of second 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
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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