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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S16.8Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S16.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Oth injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S16.8

S16.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level. It belongs to category S16 (injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level), block S10-S19 (injuries to the neck) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S16, choose S16.8 (Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level (S16.1), laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level (S16.2) and unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level (S16.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S16

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S16.8.

› From S16 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level
Excludes2
  • sprain of joint or ligament at neck level (S13.9)
Code also
  • any associated open wound (S11.-)

Broader instructions also apply from S10-S19 Injuries to the neck and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S16.8.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S16.8

Is S16.8 billable?

No. S16.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.