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S15.01 - Minor laceration of carotid artery


The ICD 10 Code for Minor laceration of carotid artery is listed as S15.01.
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: S15.01
Description: Minor laceration of carotid artery
  • Incomplete transection of carotid artery
  • Laceration of carotid artery NOS
  • Superficial laceration of carotid artery
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Parent S15.0 - Injury of carotid artery of neck
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S15.01:
S15.011 - Minor laceration of right carotid artery
S15.012 - Minor laceration of left carotid artery
S15.019 - Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S15.01:
S15.00 - Unspecified injury of carotid artery
S15.02 - Major laceration of carotid artery
S15.09 - Other specified injury of carotid artery