S15.9

Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level

Requires 7th character

S15.9 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

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 to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S15)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S11.-) (from S15)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S15). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Injury, blood vessel NEC, neck

Parent code

  • S15Injury of blood vessels at neck levelNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S15.9

  • S15.9XXAInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, initial encounterBillable
  • S15.9XXDInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S15.9XXSInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S15.0Injury of carotid artery of neckNeeds 7th char
  • S15.1Injury of vertebral arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S15.2Injury of external jugular veinNeeds 7th char
  • S15.3Injury of internal jugular veinNeeds 7th char
  • S15.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck levelNeeds 7th char

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