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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S10-S19
Injuries to the neck
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S15-
Injury of blood vessels at neck level
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S15.0
Injury of carotid artery of neck
2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S15.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM S15.0 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S15.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 S15.0 may differ.
Applicable To- Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
- Injury of carotid artery NOS
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as S15.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
S15.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S15.0:
- S00-T88
2018 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S10-S19
2018 ICD-10-CM Range S10-S19
Injuries to the neckIncludes- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- S15
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S15
Injury of blood vessels at neck level
2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated open wound (S11.-)
- A finding of damage to the carotid artery.
- Damage to the carotid artery. Causes include blunt injuries (e.g., motor vehicle accidents and sports-related injuries) and penetrating traumas (e.g., gunshot and knife injuries).
- Damages to the carotid arteries caused either by blunt force or penetrating trauma, such as craniocerebral trauma; thoracic injuries; and neck injuries. Damaged carotid arteries can lead to carotid artery thrombosis; carotid-cavernous sinus fistula; pseudoaneurysm formation; and internal carotid artery dissection. (from am j forensic med pathol 1997, 18:251; j trauma 1994, 37:473)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S15.0
S14.8 Injury of other specified nerves of neck
S14.9 Injury of unspecified nerves of neck
S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15.0
Injury of carotid artery of neck
S15.00 Unspecified injury of carotid artery
S15.001 Unspecified injury of right carotid artery
S15.002 Unspecified injury of left carotid artery
S15.009 Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
