S17 Non-Billable Code

Crushing injury of neck

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

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 S17

useAdditionalCode

code for all associated injuries, such as:
injury of blood vessels (S15.-)
open wound of neck (S11.-)
spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

S17.0 - Crushing injury of larynx and trachea Billable
S17.8 - Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck Billable
S17.9 - Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified Billable

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