S15.1 — Injury of vertebral artery
Is S15.1 billable?
No — S15.1 is a non-billable header code. S15.1 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 S15.1.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
- S15.121AMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.121DMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.121SMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.122AMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.122DMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.122SMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.129AMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.129DMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.129SMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.191AOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.191DOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.191SOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.192AOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.192DOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.192SOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.199AOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.199DOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.199SOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
S15.1 at a glance
| Code | S15.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of vertebral artery |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S15.1 to fully describe the condition. S15.1 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 S15.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19
The conditions below are not part of S15.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S15
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S15.1 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S11.-)
What codes fall under S15.1? (4)
How long has S15.1 existed?
S15.1 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.