S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
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The ICD-10-CM code for Injury of blood vessels at neck level is S15 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.
Classification
- Section
- S10-S19: Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
- Category S15
- 71 codes (50 billable)
- FY2026 Status
- Stable since FY2024
Official Coding Guidelines
Primary injury first; add codes for nerve/spinal cord (S04) and vessels (S15)2) Primary injury with damage to nerves/blood vessels When a primary injury results in minor damage to peripheral nerves or blood vessels, the primary injury is sequenced first with additional code(s) for injuries to nerves and spinal cord (such as category S04), and/or injury to blood vessels (such as category S15). When the primary
Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.
Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026
References
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