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Category · FY2027

S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S15 is not billable. The category heads 150 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Injuryblood vessel NECneck → S15.9
  • Injuryblood vessel NECvertebral artery → S15.10-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external) → S15.20-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
  3. S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
Billable codes
150
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
50 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
18

Codes in S15

  1. S15.0
    Injury of carotid artery of neck
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
    • Injury of carotid artery NOS

    Excludes1

    • injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8) S06.8
  2. S15.00
    Unspecified injury of carotid artery
    Header
  3. S15.001
    Unspecified injury of right carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S15.002
    Unspecified injury of left carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S15.009
    Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S15.01
    Minor laceration of carotid artery
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Incomplete transection of carotid artery
    • Laceration of carotid artery NOS
    • Superficial laceration of carotid artery
  7. S15.011
    Minor laceration of right carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S15.012
    Minor laceration of left carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S15.019
    Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S15.02
    Major laceration of carotid artery
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Complete transection of carotid artery
    • Traumatic rupture of carotid artery
  11. S15.021
    Major laceration of right carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S15.022
    Major laceration of left carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S15.029
    Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S15.09
    Other specified injury of carotid artery
    Header
  15. S15.091
    Other specified injury of right carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S15.092
    Other specified injury of left carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S15.099
    Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S15.1
    Injury of vertebral artery
    Header
  19. S15.10
    Unspecified injury of vertebral artery
    Header
  20. S15.101
    Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S15.102
    Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S15.109
    Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  23. S15.11
    Minor laceration of vertebral artery
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Incomplete transection of vertebral artery
    • Laceration of vertebral artery NOS
    • Superficial laceration of vertebral artery
  24. S15.111
    Minor laceration of right vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S15.112
    Minor laceration of left vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  26. S15.119
    Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  27. S15.12
    Major laceration of vertebral artery
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Complete transection of vertebral artery
    • Traumatic rupture of vertebral artery
  28. S15.121
    Major laceration of right vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  29. S15.122
    Major laceration of left vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  30. S15.129
    Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  31. S15.19
    Other specified injury of vertebral artery
    Header
  32. S15.191
    Other specified injury of right vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  33. S15.192
    Other specified injury of left vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  34. S15.199
    Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  35. S15.2
    Injury of external jugular vein
    Header
  36. S15.20
    Unspecified injury of external jugular vein
    Header
  37. S15.201
    Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  38. S15.202
    Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  39. S15.209
    Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  40. S15.21
    Minor laceration of external jugular vein
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Incomplete transection of external jugular vein
    • Laceration of external jugular vein NOS
    • Superficial laceration of external jugular vein
  41. S15.211
    Minor laceration of right external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  42. S15.212
    Minor laceration of left external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  43. S15.219
    Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  44. S15.22
    Major laceration of external jugular vein
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Complete transection of external jugular vein
    • Traumatic rupture of external jugular vein
  45. S15.221
    Major laceration of right external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  46. S15.222
    Major laceration of left external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  47. S15.229
    Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  48. S15.29
    Other specified injury of external jugular vein
    Header
  49. S15.291
    Other specified injury of right external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  50. S15.292
    Other specified injury of left external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  51. S15.299
    Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  52. S15.3
    Injury of internal jugular vein
    Header
  53. S15.30
    Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein
    Header
  54. S15.301
    Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  55. S15.302
    Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  56. S15.309
    Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  57. S15.31
    Minor laceration of internal jugular vein
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Incomplete transection of internal jugular vein
    • Laceration of internal jugular vein NOS
    • Superficial laceration of internal jugular vein
  58. S15.311
    Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  59. S15.312
    Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  60. S15.319
    Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  61. S15.32
    Major laceration of internal jugular vein
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Complete transection of internal jugular vein
    • Traumatic rupture of internal jugular vein
  62. S15.321
    Major laceration of right internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  63. S15.322
    Major laceration of left internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  64. S15.329
    Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  65. S15.39
    Other specified injury of internal jugular vein
    Header
  66. S15.391
    Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  67. S15.392
    Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  68. S15.399
    Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  69. S15.8
    Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  70. S15.9
    Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S15

Code also

  • any associated open wound (S11.-) S11

Notes that also apply

Block S10-S19 instructions (Includes 3, Excludes2 7): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S15 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15

7th characters for S15
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Injuryblood vessel NECcarotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial) → S15.00-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECvertebral artery → S15.10-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external) → S15.20-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECneck → S15.9
  • Injuryblood vessel NECcarotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial)laceration (minor) (superficial) → S15.01-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECcarotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial)specified type NEC → S15.09-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECvertebral arterylaceration (minor) (superficial) → S15.11-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECvertebral arteryspecified type NEC → S15.19-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)laceration (minor) (superficial) → S15.21-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)specified type NEC → S15.29-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)internal → S15.30-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECneckspecified site NEC → S15.8
  • Injuryblood vessel NECcarotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial)laceration (minor) (superficial)major → S15.02-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECvertebral arterylaceration (minor) (superficial)major → S15.12-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)laceration (minor) (superficial)major → S15.22-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)internallaceration (minor) (superficial) → S15.31-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)internalspecified type NEC → S15.39-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECjugular vein (external)internallaceration (minor) (superficial)major → S15.32-

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