ICD-10-CM
S12.120: Other displaced dens fracture
A header, not a billable code. Bill a more specific code under it.
Source: CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 order file dated June 16, 2026. Publisher page
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
- Category
- S12
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Codes under S12.120
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- S12.120AOther displaced dens fracture, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
- S12.120BOther displaced dens fracture, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
- S12.120DOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- S12.120GOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S12.120KOther displaced dens fracture, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S12.120SOther displaced dens fracture, sequelaBillable
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Code first
The CDC tabular list says to report the code named here before this one.
From S12. A note on a category applies to every code under it.
Code first any associated cervical spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)