S12.5
Header — not billableFracture of sixth cervical vertebra
The ICD-10 code for fracture of sixth cervical vertebra is S12.5.
S12.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S12.5
- S12.50Unspecified fracture of sixth cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.53Unspecified traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.54Type III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
- S12.55Other traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.59Other fracture of sixth cervical vertebranon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S12.0Fracture of first cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.1Fracture of second cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.2Fracture of third cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.3Fracture of fourth cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.4Fracture of fifth cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.6Fracture of seventh cervical vertebranon-billable header
- S12.8Fracture of other parts of neck
- S12.9Fracture of neck, unspecified
- S12.5Fracture of sixth cervical vertebranon-billable header