S17Non-billable

Crushing injury of neck

Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes·Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)·category·FY 2026

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S10-S19 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Instructional Notes

Use Additional Code
  • code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • injury of blood vessels (S15.-)
  • open wound of neck (S11.-)
  • spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
  • vertebral fracture (S12.0--S12.3-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
S17Crushing injury of neckNot billable
S17.0Crushing injury of larynx and tracheaBillable
S17.8Crushing injury of other specified parts of neckBillable
S17.9Crushing injury of neck, part unspecifiedBillable

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.