S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level is S45 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
S40-S49: Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Category S45
79 codes (54 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
  • injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)
Code Also
  • any associated open wound (S41.-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

S45.0 Injury of axillary artery S45.1 Injury of brachial artery S45.2 Injury of axillary or brachial vein S45.3 Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level S45.8 Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level S45.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level

All Codes in S45

Every most-specific code under S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level (54 codes):

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S45.001 Unspecified injury of axillary artery, right side S45.002 Unspecified injury of axillary artery, left side S45.009 Unspecified injury of axillary artery, unspecified side S45.011 Laceration of axillary artery, right side S45.012 Laceration of axillary artery, left side S45.019 Laceration of axillary artery, unspecified side S45.091 Other specified injury of axillary artery, right side S45.092 Other specified injury of axillary artery, left side S45.099 Other specified injury of axillary artery, unspecified side S45.101 Unspecified injury of brachial artery, right side S45.102 Unspecified injury of brachial artery, left side S45.109 Unspecified injury of brachial artery, unspecified side S45.111 Laceration of brachial artery, right side S45.112 Laceration of brachial artery, left side S45.119 Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side S45.191 Other specified injury of brachial artery, right side S45.192 Other specified injury of brachial artery, left side S45.199 Other specified injury of brachial artery, unspecified side S45.201 Unspecified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side S45.202 Unspecified injury of axillary or brachial vein, left side S45.209 Unspecified injury of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side S45.211 Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, right side S45.212 Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, left side S45.219 Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side S45.291 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side S45.292 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, left side S45.299 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side S45.301 Unspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.302 Unspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.309 Unspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.311 Laceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.312 Laceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.319 Laceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.391 Other specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.392 Other specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.399 Other specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.801 Unspecified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.802 Unspecified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.809 Unspecified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.811 Laceration of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.812 Laceration of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.819 Laceration of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.891 Other specified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.892 Other specified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.899 Other specified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm S45.991 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm S45.992 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm S45.999 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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