Kodex

Code

S15.119A

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
  - S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
    - S15.1 Injury of vertebral artery
      - S15.11 Minor laceration of vertebral artery
        
        S15.119 Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery
        
        S15.119A initial encounter
        
        S15.119D subsequent encounter
        
        S15.119S sequela

Long Title

S15.119A

Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery initial encounter

Notes

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
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.

Inclusion Terms

Incomplete transection of vertebral artery
Laceration of vertebral artery NOS
Superficial laceration of vertebral artery

Code Also

any associated open wound (S11.-)
- S11 Open wound of neck

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- T17.4 Foreign body in trachea
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods