ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S12.43

fracture of cervical neural arch

fracture of cervical spine

fracture of cervical spinous process

fracture of cervical transverse process

fracture of cervical vertebral arch

fracture of neck

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

birth trauma (P10-P15)

obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code

The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed