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S15.12 - Major laceration of vertebral artery


The ICD 10 Code for Major laceration of vertebral artery is listed as S15.12.
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: S15.12
Description: Major laceration of vertebral artery
  • Complete transection of vertebral artery
  • Traumatic rupture of vertebral artery
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Parent S15.1 - Injury of vertebral artery
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S15.12:
S15.121 - Major laceration of right vertebral artery
S15.122 - Major laceration of left vertebral artery
S15.129 - Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S15.12:
S15.10 - Unspecified injury of vertebral artery
S15.11 - Minor laceration of vertebral artery
S15.19 - Other specified injury of vertebral artery