DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 19

S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Block S10-S19 groups 9 categories with 1,074 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
9
Billable codes
1,074
CC codes
225
MCC codes
137
HCC V28 codes
259
New FY2027
0

Categories in S10-S19

  • S10

    Superficial injury of neck

    Abrasionnape → S10.81

    • 72 billable codes
  • S11

    Open wound of neck

    Punctureneck → S11.93

    • 129 billable codes
    • 12 CC
    • 18 MCC
  • S12

    Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck

    Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)neck → S12.9

    • 420 billable codes
    • 139 CC
    • 70 MCC
    • 140 with HCC
  • S13

    Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level

    Whiplash injury → S13.4

    • 75 billable codes
    • 21 CC
  • S14

    Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level

    Injurybrachial plexus → S14.3

    • 183 billable codes
    • 49 MCC
    • 119 with HCC
  • S15

    Injury of blood vessels at neck level

    Injuryblood vessel NECneck → S15.9

    • 150 billable codes
    • 50 CC
  • S16

    Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level

    Strainneck → S16.1

    • 12 billable codes
  • S17

    Crushing injury of neck

    Crush, crushed, crushingneck → S17.9

    • 9 billable codes
    • 3 CC
  • S19

    Other specified and unspecified injuries of neck

    Injuryneck → S19.9

    • 24 billable codes

Index main terms

  • Injury → S10, S13, S14, S15, S16, S19 (118 entries)
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) → S12 (52 entries)
  • Spondylolisthesis (acquired) (degenerative) → S12 (30 entries)
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human) → S10, S11 (29 entries)
  • Dislocation (articular) → S13 (22 entries)
  • Puncture → S11 (20 entries)
  • Wound, open → S11 (20 entries)
  • Laceration → S11 (18 entries)
  • Sprain (joint) (ligament) → S13 (17 entries)
  • Subluxation → S13 (13 entries)
  • Abrasion → S10 (12 entries)
  • Foreign body → S10 (12 entries)
  • Blister (nonthermal) → S10 (11 entries)
  • Contusion (skin surface intact) → S10 (11 entries)
  • Constriction → S10 (9 entries)

+7 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Includes

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) T20 T32
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) T18.1
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) T17.3
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) T17.2
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) T17.4
  • frostbite (T33-T34) T33 T34
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) T63.4

Notes that also apply

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.