Injuries to the neck - S10-S19
Sections in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.
Section Includes:
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- 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)
These ranges represents Categories of Injuries to the neck. The "S10-S19" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- S10 - Superficial injury of neck
- S11 - Open wound of neck
- S12 - Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
- S13 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level
- S14 - Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
- S15 - Injury of blood vessels at neck level
- S16 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
- S17 - Crushing injury of neck
- S19 - Other specified and unspecified injuries of neck