S17.8
Non-billable

Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck

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

Coding Guidance

S17.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

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.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S17(Crushing injury of neck)

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional Code

6 items

From S00-T88:

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

From S17:

•
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 Notes

4 items

From S17:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S17.8
Non-billable

Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From S17:

7th Character Notes

From S17:

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S17.8Non-billable

Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From S17:

7th Character Notes

From S17:

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S17.8
Non-billable

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