S85.12

Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery

Requires 7th character

S85.12 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S85)

  • 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 S85)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S85)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S85)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S85)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99) (from S85)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S85)
  • injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-) (from S85)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S85)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S81.-) (from S85)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S85). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Injury, blood vessel NEC, tibial artery, specified injury NEC

Parent code

  • S85.1Injury of tibial arteryNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S85.12

  • S85.121Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, right legNeeds 7th char
  • S85.122Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, left legNeeds 7th char
  • S85.129Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery, unspecified legNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S85.10Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.11Laceration of unspecified tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.13Unspecified injury of anterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.14Laceration of anterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.15Other specified injury of anterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.16Unspecified injury of posterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.17Laceration of posterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char
  • S85.18Other specified injury of posterior tibial arteryNeeds 7th char

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