Section S10-S19

Injuries to the neck

Clinical Classification Guidelines

Includes

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Subordinate Categories

Superficial injury of neck
S10
Open wound of neck
S11
Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
S12
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level
S13
Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
S14
Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16
Crushing injury of neck
S17
Other specified and unspecified injuries of neck
S19