S19.82XA — Other specified injuries of cervical trachea, initial encounter
S19.82XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injuries of cervical trachea, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S19
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- other specified injury of thoracic trachea (S27.5-)
Risk adjustment
S19.82XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S19.82XA is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56908Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Blepharoptosis and Brow Lift
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Code history
S19.82XA has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S19.82. If S19.82XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S19.82XA
- Is S19.82XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S19.82XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S19.82XA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).