S12.251 — Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
S12.251 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other traumatic nondisplaced 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
S12.251 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 S12.251 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 S12.251.
- Spondylolisthesis›traumatic›acute›third cervical›specified type NEC›nondisplaced
Code to one of these instead S12.251
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S12.251AOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S12.251BOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- S12.251DOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S12.251GOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S12.251KOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S12.251SOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S12.25. If S12.251 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S12.251
- Is S12.251 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S12.251 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S12.251 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).