Diagnosis Code

S16.8XXA INJ MUSCLE, FASCIA AND TENDON AT NECK LEVEL, INIT ENCNTR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: S16.8XXA

Short Description: Inj muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, init encntr

Long Description: Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter

The code S16.8XXA is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
    • Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
      • Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level (S16)
        • S16.8XXA Inj muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, init encntr

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
S16.8XXA Right Arrow 959.09 Face & neck injury

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
S16 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16.1 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16.1XXA Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
S16.1XXD Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
S16.1XXS Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela
S16.2 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16.2XXA Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
S16.2XXD Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
S16.2XXS Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela
S16.8 Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16.8XXD Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
S16.8XXS Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela
S16.9 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
S16.9XXA Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
S16.9XXD Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, subsequent encounter
S16.9XXS Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, sequela


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