S12.431
S12.431: Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S12.431 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth 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
Other codes that can never be billed with S12.431
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Spondylolisthesis›traumatic›acute›fifth cervical›nondisplaced
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S12.431
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S12.431AUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S12.431BUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, initial encounter for open fracture
- S12.431DUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S12.431GUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S12.431KUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S12.431SUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra, sequela