S10-S19 ICD-10-CM Code: Injuries to the neck

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for S10-S19 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Don’t confuse S10-S19 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of S10-S19 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• T20— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of burns and corrosions adds T20; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T20 →

• T32— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of burns and corrosions adds T32; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T32 →

• T18.1— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of effects of foreign body in esophagus adds T18.1; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T18.1 →

• T17.3— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of effects of foreign body in larynx adds T17.3; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T17.3 →

• T17.2— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of effects of foreign body in pharynx adds T17.2; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T17.2 →

• T17.4— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of effects of foreign body in trachea adds T17.4; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: S10-S19 vs T17.4 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship

Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears

Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S10-S19 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• S10 — Superficial injury of neck
• S11 — Open wound of neck
• S12 — Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neck
• S13 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck level
• S14 — Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
• S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level
• S16 — Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
• S17 — Crushing injury of neck
• S19 — Other specified and unspecified injuries of neck