S12.23: Fracture of fifth cervical vertebra
As a result of an injury, you have broken your fifth cervical vertebra.
The cervical vertebra are numbered from top to bottom. Most vertebrae consist of a vertebral body and a vertebral arch. The vertebral body bears the weight of the body. The vertebral arches lie on top of one another to form the spinal canal. The spinal cord lies in the vertebral canal.
When a cervical vertebra is broken, surrounding tissue may also be damaged. This includes, for example, the spinal cord, the trachea, large blood vessels, and the gullet.
A broken vertebra may be painful, for example. Usually the head can no longer be moved properly.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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