Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg
Requires 7th character
S75.029 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S75)
- 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 S75)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S75)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S75)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S75)
- snake bite (T63.0-) (from S75)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-) (from S75)
- injury of blood vessels at lower leg level (S85.-) (from S75)
- injury of popliteal artery (S85.0) (from S75)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
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7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S75). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S75.02Major laceration of femoral arteryNeeds 7th char