S13.10
S13.10 — Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified cervical vertebrae
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S13.10 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subluxation and dislocation of unspecified cervical vertebrae. 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 each code from category S13
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S13.10 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.
Code to one of these instead S13.10
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S13.1. If S13.10 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S13.11Subluxation and dislocation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae
- S13.12Subluxation and dislocation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae
- S13.13Subluxation and dislocation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae
- S13.14Subluxation and dislocation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae
- S13.15Subluxation and dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae
- S13.16Subluxation and dislocation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae
- S13.17Subluxation and dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae
- S13.18Subluxation and dislocation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae
Questions about S13.10
- Is S13.10 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S13.10 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S13.10 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).