Diagnosis Code: 847.0

Short Description: Sprain of neck

Long Description: Sprain of neck

Code Classification:

• Injury and poisoning (800–999)
  • Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (840-848)
    • 847 Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back
      • 847.0 Sprain of neck

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 847.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Injury 959.9
  • hyperextension (cervical) (vertebra) 847.0
  • whiplash (cervical spine) 847.0

• Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
  • anterior longitudinal, cervical 847.0
  • atlanto-axial 847.0
  • atlanto-occipital 847.0
  • atlas 847.0
  • axis 847.0
  • cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic 847.0
  • neck 847.0
  • occiput from atlas 847.0
  • spine 847.9
    • cervical 847.0
  • vertebrae (see also Sprain, spine) 847.9
    • cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic 847.0

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • cervical (root) (spine) NEC 723.8
    • traumatic (acute) NEC 847.0
  • whiplash 847.0

• Torticollis (intermittent) (spastic) 723.5
  • traumatic, current NEC 847.0

• Whiplash injury or syndrome 847.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 847.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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