S12.24 — Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
S12.24 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for type iii traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from subcategories S12.0-S12.6
- 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
Risk adjustment
S12.24 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How S12.24 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S12.24.
- Spondylolisthesis›traumatic›acute›third cervical›type III
Code to one of these instead S12.24
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S12.24XAType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S12.24XBType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- S12.24XDType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S12.24XGType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S12.24XKType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S12.24XSType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S12.2. If S12.24 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S12.24
- Is S12.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S12.24 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S12.24 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).