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S13.4XXS
Billable

Sprain of ligaments of cervical spine (sequela)

Extension type: Sequela
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Inclusion Terms

4 items
  • Sprain of anterior longitudinal (ligament), cervical
  • Sprain of atlanto-axial (joints)
  • Sprain of atlanto-occipital (joints)
  • Whiplash injury of cervical spine

Billable Code

S13.4XXS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Sprain of Ligaments of Cervical Spine

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Cervical Ligamentous Sprain

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

4 items

From S13.4:

  • Sprain of anterior longitudinal (ligament), cervical
  • Sprain of atlanto-axial (joints)
  • Sprain of atlanto-occipital (joints)
  • Whiplash injury of cervical spine

Includes

7 items

From S13:

  • avulsion of joint or ligament at neck level
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament at neck level

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

1 item

From S13:

  • strain of muscle or tendon at neck level (S16.1)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S13:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S13
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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