S17.9 Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from S17 Crushing injury of neck

Use additional code

• 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 note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to S17.9

Back-references to S17

• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")
• Use Additional: T71.16 Asphyxiation due to hanging ("crushing injury of neck (S17.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S17.9

• Crush, crushed, crushing › neck

Nearby codes

• S17.0XXS Crushing injury of larynx and trachea, sequela
• S17.8 Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck
• S17.8XXA Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck, initial encounter
• S17.8XXD Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck, subsequent encounter
• S17.8XXS Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck, sequela
• S17.9 Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified (this code)
• S17.9XXA Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified, initial encounter
• S17.9XXD Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified, subsequent encounter
• S17.9XXS Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified, sequela