S12 | 
		  | 
		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
  | 
	 
	
		| CodeFirst | 
		any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
  | 
	 
	
		| char7Note | 
		The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6
  | 
	 
	
		| char7Def | 
		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
  | 
	 
 
 | 
	
 |  | 
	
		 S12.0 | 
		  | 
		Fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
	
		 |  | 
		
 | 
	  |  | 
	
		 S12.00 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.000 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.001 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.01 | 
		 | 
		Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.02 | 
		 | 
		Unstable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.03 | 
		 | 
		Posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.030 | 
		 | 
		Displaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.031 | 
		 | 
		Nondisplaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.04 | 
		 | 
		Lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.040 | 
		 | 
		Displaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.041 | 
		 | 
		Nondisplaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.09 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.090 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.091 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.1 | 
		  | 
		Fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
	
		 |  | 
		
 | 
	  |  | 
	
		 S12.10 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.100 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.101 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.11 | 
		 | 
		Type II dens fracture | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.110 | 
		 | 
		Anterior displaced Type II dens fracture | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.111 | 
		 | 
		Posterior displaced Type II dens fracture | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.112 | 
		 | 
		Nondisplaced Type II dens fracture | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.12 | 
		 | 
		Other dens fracture | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.120 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced dens fracture | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.121 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced dens fracture | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.13 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.130 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.131 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.14 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.15 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.150 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.151 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.19 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.190 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.191 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.2 | 
		 | 
		Fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.20 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.200 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.201 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.23 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.230 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.231 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.24 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.25 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.250 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.251 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.29 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.290 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.291 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.3 | 
		 | 
		Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.30 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.300 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.301 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.33 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.330 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.331 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.34 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.35 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.350 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.351 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.39 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.390 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.391 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.4 | 
		 | 
		Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.40 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.400 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.401 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.43 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.430 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.431 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.44 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.45 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.450 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.451 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.49 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.490 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.491 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.5 | 
		 | 
		Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.50 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.500 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.501 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.53 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.530 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.531 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.54 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.55 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.550 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.551 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.59 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.590 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.591 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.6 | 
		 | 
		Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.60 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.600 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.601 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.63 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.630 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.631 | 
		 | 
		Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.64 | 
		 | 
		Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.65 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.650 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.651 | 
		 | 
		Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |   |  | 
	
		 S12.69 | 
		 | 
		Other fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.690 | 
		 | 
		Other displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |   |  | 
	
		 S12.691 | 
		 | 
		Other nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | 
	 
  |    |    | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.8 | 
		  | 
		Fracture of other parts of neck | 
	 
	
		 |  | 
		
| Fracture of hyoid bone |  | Fracture of larynx |  | Fracture of thyroid cartilage |  | Fracture of trachea |  	
		| char7Note | 
		The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code S12.8
  | 
	 
	
		| char7Def | 
		A: initial encounter D: subsequent encounter S: sequela
  | 
	 
 
 | 
	   | 
 |  | 
	
		 S12.9 | 
		  | 
		Fracture of neck, unspecified | 
	 
	
		 |  | 
		
| Fracture of neck NOS |  | Fracture of cervical spine NOS |  | Fracture of cervical vertebra NOS |  	
		| char7Note | 
		The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code S12.9
  | 
	 
	
		| char7Def | 
		A: initial encounter D: subsequent encounter S: sequela
  | 
	 
 
 | 
	   |