S13 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level

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Block: Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Includes

  • avulsion of joint or ligament at neck level
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament at neck level
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament at neck level

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • strain of muscle or tendon at neck level (S16.1)

Code Also

  • any associated open wound

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S13..0 Traumatic rupture of cervical intervertebral disc No
S13..1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae No
S13..10 Subluxation and dislocation of unspecified cervical vertebrae No
S13..100 Subluxation of unspecified cervical vertebrae No
S13..101 Dislocation of unspecified cervical vertebrae No
S13..11 Subluxation and dislocation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..110 Subluxation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..111 Dislocation of C0/C1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..12 Subluxation and dislocation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae No
S13..120 Subluxation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae No
S13..121 Dislocation of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae No
S13..13 Subluxation and dislocation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae No
S13..130 Subluxation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae No
S13..131 Dislocation of C2/C3 cervical vertebrae No
S13..14 Subluxation and dislocation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae No
S13..140 Subluxation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae No
S13..141 Dislocation of C3/C4 cervical vertebrae No
S13..15 Subluxation and dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae No
S13..150 Subluxation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae No
S13..151 Dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae No
S13..16 Subluxation and dislocation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae No
S13..160 Subluxation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae No
S13..161 Dislocation of C5/C6 cervical vertebrae No
S13..17 Subluxation and dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae No
S13..170 Subluxation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae No
S13..171 Dislocation of C6/C7 cervical vertebrae No
S13..18 Subluxation and dislocation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..180 Subluxation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..181 Dislocation of C7/T1 cervical vertebrae No
S13..2 Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of neck No
S13..20 Dislocation of unspecified parts of neck No
S13..29 Dislocation of other parts of neck No
S13..4 Sprain of ligaments of cervical spine No
S13..5 Sprain of thyroid region No
S13..8 Sprain of joints and ligaments of other parts of neck No
S13..9 Sprain of joints and ligaments of unspecified parts of neck No

Last reviewed: September 2026