S15.8⚠ Requires 7th Character

Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S15.8:

Ainitial encounterS15.8XXADsubsequent encounterS15.8XXDSsequelaS15.8XXS

Sub-codes of S15.8(3)

S15.8 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

S15.8AInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, initi…✓ BillableS15.8DInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, subse…✓ BillableS15.8SInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, seque…✓ Billable

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S15.8 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Injury, blood vessel NEC, neck, specified site NEC

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)├S15Injury of blood vessels at neck level
└S15.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level

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