Major laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
Billable / specific
S15.121A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S15)
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S15)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S15)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S15)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S15)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S15)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S15)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S15)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S15)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S15). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S15.121Major laceration of right vertebral arteryNeeds 7th char