S12.120

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Other displaced dens fracture

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

S12Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck

S12.1Fracture of second cervical vertebra

S12.12Other dens fracture

S12.120Other displaced dens fractureBillable

S12.120AOther displaced dens fracture, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable

S12.120BOther displaced dens fracture, initial encounter for open fractureBillable

S12.120DOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable

S12.120GOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable

S12.120KOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable

S12.120SOther displaced dens fracture, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S12.120:

subcategoryS12.1

Fracture of second cervical vertebra

categoryS12

Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck

Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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