S15.3 — Injury of internal jugular vein
Is S15.3 billable?
No — S15.3 is a non-billable header code. S15.3 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 S15.3.
Billable codes under this header
- S15.301AUnspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.301DUnspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.301SUnspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.302AUnspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.302DUnspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.302SUnspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.309AUnspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.309DUnspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.309SUnspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.311AMinor laceration of right internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.311DMinor laceration of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.311SMinor laceration of right internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.312AMinor laceration of left internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.312DMinor laceration of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.312SMinor laceration of left internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.319AMinor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.319DMinor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.319SMinor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.321AMajor laceration of right internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.321DMajor laceration of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.321SMajor laceration of right internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.322AMajor laceration of left internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.322DMajor laceration of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.322SMajor laceration of left internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.329AMajor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.329DMajor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.329SMajor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.391AOther specified injury of right internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.391DOther specified injury of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.391SOther specified injury of right internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.392AOther specified injury of left internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.392DOther specified injury of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.392SOther specified injury of left internal jugular vein, sequela
- S15.399AOther specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounter
- S15.399DOther specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
- S15.399SOther specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela
S15.3 at a glance
| Code | S15.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of internal jugular vein |
| 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 S15.3 to fully describe the condition. S15.3 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 S15.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S10-S19
The conditions below are not part of S15.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S15.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S15
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S15.3 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S11.-)
What codes fall under S15.3? (4)
How long has S15.3 existed?
S15.3 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.