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S15.0 - Injury of carotid artery of neck


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of carotid artery of neck is listed as S15.0.
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: S15.0
Description: Injury of carotid artery of neck
  • Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
  • Injury of carotid artery NOS
  • Excludes1: injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Parent S15 - Injury of blood vessels at neck level
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S15.0:
S15.00 - Unspecified injury of carotid artery
S15.01 - Minor laceration of carotid artery
S15.02 - Major laceration of carotid artery
S15.09 - Other specified injury of carotid artery
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S15.0:
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