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S13.9

Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S13.9XXA Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck, initial encounter
  • S13.9XXD Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck, subsequent encounter
  • S13.9XXS Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S13.0 Traumatic rupture of cervical intervertebral disc Not billable
S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae Not billable
S13.2 Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of neck Not billable
S13.4 Sprain of ligaments of cervical spine Not billable
S13.5 Sprain of thyroid region Not billable
S13.8 Sprain of joints and ligaments of other parts of neck Not billable