ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S12 Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
Includes
- fracture of cervical neural arch
- fracture of cervical spine
- fracture of cervical spinous process
- fracture of cervical transverse process
- fracture of cervical vertebral arch
- fracture of neck
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Code First
- any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S12..0 | Fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..00 | Unspecified fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..000 | Unspecified displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..001 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..01 | Stable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..02 | Unstable burst fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..03 | Posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..030 | Displaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..031 | Nondisplaced posterior arch fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..04 | Lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..040 | Displaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..041 | Nondisplaced lateral mass fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..09 | Other fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..090 | Other displaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..091 | Other nondisplaced fracture of first cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..1 | Fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..10 | Unspecified fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..100 | Unspecified displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..101 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..11 | Type II dens fracture | No |
| S12..110 | Anterior displaced Type II dens fracture | No |
| S12..111 | Posterior displaced Type II dens fracture | No |
| S12..112 | Nondisplaced Type II dens fracture | No |
| S12..12 | Other dens fracture | No |
| S12..120 | Other displaced dens fracture | No |
| S12..121 | Other nondisplaced dens fracture | No |
| S12..13 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..130 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..131 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..14 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..15 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..150 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..151 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..19 | Other fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..190 | Other displaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..191 | Other nondisplaced fracture of second cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..2 | Fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..20 | Unspecified fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..200 | Unspecified displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..201 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..23 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..230 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..231 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..24 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..25 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..250 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..251 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..29 | Other fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..290 | Other displaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..291 | Other nondisplaced fracture of third cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..3 | Fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..30 | Unspecified fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..300 | Unspecified displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..301 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..33 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..330 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..331 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..34 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..35 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..350 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..351 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..39 | Other fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..390 | Other displaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..391 | Other nondisplaced fracture of fourth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..4 | Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..40 | Unspecified fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..400 | Unspecified displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..401 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..43 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..430 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..431 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..44 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..45 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..450 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..451 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..49 | Other fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..490 | Other displaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..491 | Other nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..5 | Fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..50 | Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..500 | Unspecified displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..501 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..53 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..530 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..531 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..54 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..55 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..550 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..551 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..59 | Other fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..590 | Other displaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..591 | Other nondisplaced fracture of sixth cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..6 | Fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..60 | Unspecified fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..600 | Unspecified displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..601 | Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..63 | Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..630 | Unspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..631 | Unspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..64 | Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..65 | Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..650 | Other traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..651 | Other traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..69 | Other fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..690 | Other displaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..691 | Other nondisplaced fracture of seventh cervical vertebra | No |
| S12..8 | Fracture of other parts of neck | No |
| S12..9 | Fracture of neck, unspecified | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026