S17.8XXA
S17.8XXA — Crushing injury of other specified parts of neck, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S17.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for crushing injury of other specified parts of neck, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S17
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S17.8XXA 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.
Medicare coverage
S17.8XXA is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S17.8. If S17.8XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S17.8XXA
- Is S17.8XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S17.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S17.8XXA 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).