ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S10-S19 › S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of... › S13.17
Subluxation and dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
- S13.170 Subluxation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae (also a header)
- S13.171 Dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Subluxation and dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S13 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S13
Excludes2 - not included here
- strain of muscle or tendon at neck level (S16.1)
Code also
- any associated open wound
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament at neck level
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at neck level
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at neck level
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at neck level
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament at neck level
Inherited from the S10-S19 section Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Includes
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S13.10 | Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.11 | Subluxation and dislocation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.12 | Subluxation and dislocation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.13 | Subluxation and dislocation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.14 | Subluxation and dislocation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.15 | Subluxation and dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.16 | Subluxation and dislocation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |
| S13.18 | Subluxation and dislocation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae | Not billable |