S15.0 — Injury of carotid artery of neck
Is S15.0 billable?
No — S15.0 is a non-billable header code. S15.0 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 36 billable codes beneath S15.0.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
S15.0 at a glance
| Code | S15.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of carotid artery of neck |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with S15.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to S15.0.
- Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
- Injury of carotid artery NOS
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S15.0 to fully describe the condition. S15.0 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 S15.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19
The conditions below are not part of S15.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S15
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S15.0 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S11.-)
What codes fall under S15.0? (4)
How long has S15.0 existed?
S15.0 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 S15.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S15.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.