S17.9XXA
S17.9XXA — Crushing injury of neck, part unspecified, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S17.9XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for crushing injury of neck, part unspecified, 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
S17.9XXA 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S17.9. If S17.9XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S17.9XXA
- Is S17.9XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S17.9XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S17.9XXA 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).