S12 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck.
Notes
A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Includes
Fracture of cervical neural arch
Fracture of cervical spine
Fracture of cervical spinous process
Fracture of cervical transverse process
Fracture of cervical vertebral arch
Fracture of neck
Code first
Seventh character note
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6
Seventh character extensions
A: initial encounter for closed fracture
B: initial encounter for open fracture
D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S: sequela
Codes
S12.0
Fracture of first cervical vertebra
S12.1
Fracture of second cervical vertebra
S12.2
Fracture of third cervical vertebra
S12.3
Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra
S12.4
Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
S12.5
Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra
S12.6
Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra
S12.8
Fracture of other parts of neck
S12.9
Fracture of neck, unspecified
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code