SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 263070009: Hangman fracture

263070009 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Hangman fracture in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes9
Role groups5
Module900000000000207008
Parents12

Defining attributes

Associated morphologySubluxation(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteStructure of intervertebral symphysis between C2 and C3(body structure)
Associated morphologyFracture(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteStructure of pars interarticularis of axis(body structure)
Associated morphologyAnterior displacement(morphologic abnormality)
OccurrencePeriod of life between birth and death(qualifier value)
Finding siteBone structure of axis(body structure)
AfterTraumatic event(event)
Due toTraumatic event(event)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Hangman's fractureTraumatic subluxation of intervertebral symphysis between axis and third cervical vertebra with fracture of pars interarticularis of axisTraumatic spondylolisthesis of axis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code263070009
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameHangman fracture
DescriptionTraumatic subluxation of intervertebral symphysis between axis and third cervical vertebra with fracture of pars interarticularis of axis (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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