S12.01XA Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra, init

Instructional Notes:

S12.01XA
Description: Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra, init
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S12.01
Description: Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra
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S12.0
Description: Fracture of first cervical vertebra
Inclusion Term:
- Atlas
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S12
Description: Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Code First:
- any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
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
Include:
- 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
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S10-S19
Description: Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Exclude2:
- 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)
Include:
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- 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
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)