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S16 Non-Billable Code

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated open wound (S11.-)
excludes2
  • sprain of joint or ligament at neck level (S13.9)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S16

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S16.1 - Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level Billable
  • S16.2 - Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level Billable
  • S16.8 - Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level Billable
  • S16.9 - Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level Billable

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