Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck - S12

 Category Notes

  • 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

 Category Includes

  • 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

 Category codeFirst

  • any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)

 Category SevenChr Note

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

 Codes

  • S12.0 - Fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.00 - Unspecified fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.000 - Unspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.001 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.01 - Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.02 - Unstable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.03 - Posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.030 - Displaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.031 - Nondisplaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.04 - Lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.040 - Displaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.041 - Nondisplaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.09 - Other fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.090 - Other displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.091 - Other nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra
  • S12.1 - Fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.10 - Unspecified fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.100 - Unspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.101 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.11 - Type II dens fracture
  • S12.110 - Anterior displaced Type II dens fracture
  • S12.111 - Posterior displaced Type II dens fracture
  • S12.112 - Nondisplaced Type II dens fracture
  • S12.12 - Other dens fracture
  • S12.120 - Other displaced dens fracture
  • S12.121 - Other nondisplaced dens fracture
  • S12.13 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.130 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.131 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.14 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.15 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.150 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.151 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.19 - Other fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.190 - Other displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.191 - Other nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra
  • S12.2 - Fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.20 - Unspecified fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.200 - Unspecified displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.201 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.23 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.230 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.231 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.24 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.25 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.250 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.251 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.29 - Other fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.290 - Other displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.291 - Other nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra
  • S12.3 - Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.30 - Unspecified fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.300 - Unspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.301 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.33 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.330 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.331 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.34 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.35 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.350 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.351 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.39 - Other fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.390 - Other displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.391 - Other nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
  • S12.4 - Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.40 - Unspecified fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.400 - Unspecified displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.401 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.43 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.430 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.431 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.44 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.45 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.450 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.451 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.49 - Other fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.490 - Other displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.491 - Other nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
  • S12.5 - Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.50 - Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.500 - Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.501 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.53 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.530 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.531 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.54 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.55 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.550 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.551 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.59 - Other fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.590 - Other displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.591 - Other nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
  • S12.6 - Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.60 - Unspecified fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.600 - Unspecified displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.601 - Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.63 - Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.630 - Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.631 - Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.64 - Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.65 - Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.650 - Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.651 - Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.69 - Other fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.690 - Other displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.691 - Other nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
  • S12.8 - Fracture of other parts of neck
  • S12.9 - Fracture of neck, unspecified