Crushing injury of neck - S17
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "S17" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- 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-)
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
These ranges represents subcategories of Crushing injury of neck. The "S17" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.