DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S85 Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level

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

S85 is not billable. The category heads 270 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 8 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial artery → S85.10-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECperoneal artery → S85.20-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower) → S85.90-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
  3. S85 Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level
Billable codes
270
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
72 / 18
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
30

Codes in S85

  1. S85.0
    Injury of popliteal artery
    Header
  2. S85.00
    Unspecified injury of popliteal artery
    Header
  3. S85.001
    Unspecified injury of popliteal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S85.002
    Unspecified injury of popliteal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S85.009
    Unspecified injury of popliteal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S85.01
    Laceration of popliteal artery
    Header
  7. S85.011
    Laceration of popliteal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S85.012
    Laceration of popliteal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S85.019
    Laceration of popliteal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S85.09
    Other specified injury of popliteal artery
    Header
  11. S85.091
    Other specified injury of popliteal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S85.092
    Other specified injury of popliteal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S85.099
    Other specified injury of popliteal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S85.1
    Injury of tibial artery
    Header
  15. S85.10
    Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial artery
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Injury of tibial artery NOS
  16. S85.101
    Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S85.102
    Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S85.109
    Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  19. S85.11
    Laceration of unspecified tibial artery
    Header
  20. S85.111
    Laceration of unspecified tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S85.112
    Laceration of unspecified tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S85.119
    Laceration of unspecified tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  23. S85.12
    Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery
    Header
  24. S85.121
    Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S85.122
    Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  26. S85.129
    Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  27. S85.13
    Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery
    Header
  28. S85.131
    Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  29. S85.132
    Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  30. S85.139
    Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  31. S85.14
    Laceration of anterior tibial artery
    Header
  32. S85.141
    Laceration of anterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  33. S85.142
    Laceration of anterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  34. S85.149
    Laceration of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  35. S85.15
    Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery
    Header
  36. S85.151
    Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  37. S85.152
    Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  38. S85.159
    Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  39. S85.16
    Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery
    Header
  40. S85.161
    Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  41. S85.162
    Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  42. S85.169
    Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  43. S85.17
    Laceration of posterior tibial artery
    Header
  44. S85.171
    Laceration of posterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  45. S85.172
    Laceration of posterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  46. S85.179
    Laceration of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  47. S85.18
    Other specified injury of posterior tibial artery
    Header
  48. S85.181
    Other specified injury of posterior tibial artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  49. S85.182
    Other specified injury of posterior tibial artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  50. S85.189
    Other specified injury of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  51. S85.2
    Injury of peroneal artery
    Header
  52. S85.20
    Unspecified injury of peroneal artery
    Header
  53. S85.201
    Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  54. S85.202
    Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  55. S85.209
    Unspecified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  56. S85.21
    Laceration of peroneal artery
    Header
  57. S85.211
    Laceration of peroneal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  58. S85.212
    Laceration of peroneal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  59. S85.219
    Laceration of peroneal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  60. S85.29
    Other specified injury of peroneal artery
    Header
  61. S85.291
    Other specified injury of peroneal artery, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  62. S85.292
    Other specified injury of peroneal artery, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  63. S85.299
    Other specified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  64. S85.3
    Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Injury of greater saphenous vein NOS
    • Injury of saphenous vein NOS
  65. S85.30
    Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  66. S85.301
    Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  67. S85.302
    Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  68. S85.309
    Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  69. S85.31
    Laceration of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  70. S85.311
    Laceration of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  71. S85.312
    Laceration of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  72. S85.319
    Laceration of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  73. S85.39
    Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  74. S85.391
    Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  75. S85.392
    Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  76. S85.399
    Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  77. S85.4
    Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  78. S85.40
    Unspecified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  79. S85.401
    Unspecified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  80. S85.402
    Unspecified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  81. S85.409
    Unspecified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  82. S85.41
    Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  83. S85.411
    Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  84. S85.412
    Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  85. S85.419
    Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  86. S85.49
    Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
    Header
  87. S85.491
    Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  88. S85.492
    Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  89. S85.499
    Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  90. S85.5
    Injury of popliteal vein
    Header
  91. S85.50
    Unspecified injury of popliteal vein
    Header
  92. S85.501
    Unspecified injury of popliteal vein, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  93. S85.502
    Unspecified injury of popliteal vein, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  94. S85.509
    Unspecified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  95. S85.51
    Laceration of popliteal vein
    Header
  96. S85.511
    Laceration of popliteal vein, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  97. S85.512
    Laceration of popliteal vein, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  98. S85.519
    Laceration of popliteal vein, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  99. S85.59
    Other specified injury of popliteal vein
    Header
  100. S85.591
    Other specified injury of popliteal vein, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  101. S85.592
    Other specified injury of popliteal vein, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  102. S85.599
    Other specified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterMCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  103. S85.8
    Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
    Header
  104. S85.80
    Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
    Header
  105. S85.801
    Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  106. S85.802
    Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  107. S85.809
    Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  108. S85.81
    Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level
    Header
  109. S85.811
    Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  110. S85.812
    Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  111. S85.819
    Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  112. S85.89
    Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
    Header
  113. S85.891
    Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  114. S85.892
    Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  115. S85.899
    Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  116. S85.9
    Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
    Header
  117. S85.90
    Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
    Header
  118. S85.901
    Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  119. S85.902
    Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  120. S85.909
    Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  121. S85.91
    Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
    Header
  122. S85.911
    Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  123. S85.912
    Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  124. S85.919
    Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  125. S85.99
    Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
    Header
  126. S85.991
    Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  127. S85.992
    Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterCC AExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  128. S85.999
    Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg +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 S85

Excludes2

  • injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-) S95

Code also

  • any associated open wound (S81.-) S81

Notes that also apply

Block S80-S89 instructions (Excludes2 4): 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 S85 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S85

7th characters for S85
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 NECtibial artery → S85.10-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECperoneal artery → S85.20-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECgreater saphenous vein (lower leg level) → S85.30-
  • Injuryblood vessel NEClesser saphenous vein (lower leg level) → S85.40-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower) → S85.90-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealartery → S85.00-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arterylaceration → S85.11-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryspecified injury NEC → S85.12-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryanterior → S85.13-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryposterior → S85.16-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECperoneal arterylaceration → S85.21-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECperoneal arteryspecified type NEC → S85.29-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECgreater saphenous vein (lower leg level)laceration → S85.31-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECgreater saphenous vein (lower leg level)specified type NEC → S85.39-
  • Injuryblood vessel NEClesser saphenous vein (lower leg level)laceration → S85.41-
  • Injuryblood vessel NEClesser saphenous vein (lower leg level)specified type NEC → S85.49-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealvein → S85.50-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower)laceration → S85.91-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealarterylaceration → S85.01-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealarteryspecified type NEC → S85.09-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryanteriorlaceration → S85.14-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryanteriorspecified injury NEC → S85.15-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryposteriorlaceration → S85.17-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECtibial arteryposteriorspecified injury NEC → S85.18-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealveinlaceration → S85.51-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECpoplitealveinspecified type NEC → S85.59-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower)specifiedsite NEC → S85.80-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower)specifiedtype NEC → S85.99-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower)specifiedsite NEClaceration → S85.81-
  • Injuryblood vessel NECleg (level) (lower)specifiedsite NECspecified type NEC → S85.89-

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