S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level
Not billable
Is S15 billable?
No — S15 is a non-billable header code. S15 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S15.
Billable codes under this header
- S15.8XXAInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, initial encounter
- S15.8XXDInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, subsequent encounter
- S15.8XXSInjury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, sequela
- S15.9XXAInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, initial encounter
- S15.9XXDInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, subsequent encounter
- S15.9XXSInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, sequela
- S15.001AUnspecified injury of right carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.001DUnspecified injury of right carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.001SUnspecified injury of right carotid artery, sequela
- S15.002AUnspecified injury of left carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.002DUnspecified injury of left carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.002SUnspecified injury of left carotid artery, sequela
- S15.009AUnspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.009DUnspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.009SUnspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequela
- S15.011AMinor laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.011DMinor laceration of right carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.011SMinor laceration of right carotid artery, sequela
- S15.012AMinor laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.012DMinor laceration of left carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.012SMinor laceration of left carotid artery, sequela
- S15.019AMinor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.019DMinor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.019SMinor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, sequela
- S15.021AMajor laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.021DMajor laceration of right carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.021SMajor laceration of right carotid artery, sequela
- S15.022AMajor laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.022DMajor laceration of left carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.022SMajor laceration of left carotid artery, sequela
- S15.029AMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.029DMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.029SMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, sequela
- S15.091AOther specified injury of right carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.091DOther specified injury of right carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.091SOther specified injury of right carotid artery, sequela
- S15.092AOther specified injury of left carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.092DOther specified injury of left carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.092SOther specified injury of left carotid artery, sequela
- S15.099AOther specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter
- S15.099DOther specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.099SOther specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequela
- S15.101AUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.101DUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.101SUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.102AUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.102DUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.102SUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.109AUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.109DUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.109SUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.111AMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.111DMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.111SMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.112AMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.112DMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.112SMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.119AMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.119DMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.119SMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
S15 at a glance
| Code | S15 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of blood vessels at neck level |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S15 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S11.-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S15 to fully describe the condition. S15 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S15, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19
The conditions below are not part of S15, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S15? (6)
- S15.0Injury of carotid artery of necknot billable
- S15.1Injury of vertebral arterynot billable
- S15.2Injury of external jugular veinnot billable
- S15.3Injury of internal jugular veinnot billable
- S15.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck levelnot billable
- S15.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck levelnot billable
How long has S15 existed?
S15 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with S15?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S15 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.