S15.10 — Unspecified injury of vertebral artery
Is S15.10 billable?
No — S15.10 is a non-billable header code. S15.10 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 9 billable codes beneath S15.10.
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
S15.10 at a glance
| Code | S15.10 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified injury of vertebral artery |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S15.10 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S15.10. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › vertebral artery
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S15.10 to fully describe the condition. S15.10 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 S15.10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19
The conditions below are not part of S15.10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S15
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S15.10 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S11.-)
What codes fall under S15.10? (3)
How long has S15.10 existed?
S15.10 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.