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S15 - Injury of blood vessels at neck level


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of blood vessels at neck level is listed as S15.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S15
Description: Injury of blood vessels at neck level
  • Code also any associated open wound (S11.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S15:
S15.0 - Injury of carotid artery of neck
S15.1 - Injury of vertebral artery
S15.2 - Injury of external jugular vein
S15.3 - Injury of internal jugular vein
S15.8 - Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level
S15.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level