DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S17 Crushing injury of neck

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S17 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Crush, crushed, crushingneck → S17.9
  • Crush, crushed, crushinglarynx → S17.0
  • Crush, crushed, crushingthroat → S17.8

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)
  3. S17 Crushing injury of neck
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
3 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
4

Codes in S17

  1. S17.0
    Crushing injury of larynx and trachea +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  2. S17.8
    Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  3. S17.9
    Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S17

Use additional code

  • code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • injury of blood vessels (S15.-) S15
  • open wound of neck (S11.-) S11
  • spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-) S14.0 S14.1
  • vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-) S12.0 S12.3

Notes that also apply

Block S10-S19 instructions (Includes 3, Excludes2 7): printed on the block page.

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

7th characters

7th characters for S17 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17

7th characters for S17
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Crush, crushed, crushinglarynx → S17.0
  • Crush, crushed, crushingtrachea → S17.0
  • Crush, crushed, crushingthroat → S17.8
  • Crush, crushed, crushingneck → S17.9

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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