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-)
sevenChrNote:
-The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
sevenChrDef:
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
S17.0 - Crushing injury of larynx and trachea
S17.8 - Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck
S17.9 - Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified