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Crushing injury of neck (S17)

The ICD-10 code section S17 is used to classify crushing injuries to the neck, including specific injuries to the larynx, trachea, and other parts of the neck. These codes cover initial treatment, follow-up visits, and complications from these injuries.

These codes help identify different types of severe neck trauma, such as a crushing injury of the larynx and trachea, which may also be referred to as crushing injury of the anterior neck or crush injury of respiratory structures. Variations include initial encounters (S17.0XXA, S17.8XXA, S17.9XXA), subsequent encounters (S17.0XXD, S17.8XXD, S17.9XXD), and sequelae (S17.0XXS, S17.8XXS, S17.9XXS). These distinctions assist healthcare providers and coders in documenting care phases. The section also includes codes for injuries to other specified neck parts and unspecified neck areas. Using the precise ICD-10 code for crushing injury of the neck ensures accurate documentation of the injury’s location and treatment stage, which is crucial for proper clinical management and reporting.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code

The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

  • 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

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela