S35.40 — Unspecified injury of renal blood vessel
Is S35.40 billable?
No — S35.40 is a non-billable header code. S35.40 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 18 billable codes beneath S35.40.
Billable codes under this header
- S35.401AUnspecified injury of right renal artery, initial encounter
- S35.401DUnspecified injury of right renal artery, subsequent encounter
- S35.401SUnspecified injury of right renal artery, sequela
- S35.402AUnspecified injury of left renal artery, initial encounter
- S35.402DUnspecified injury of left renal artery, subsequent encounter
- S35.402SUnspecified injury of left renal artery, sequela
- S35.403AUnspecified injury of unspecified renal artery, initial encounter
- S35.403DUnspecified injury of unspecified renal artery, subsequent encounter
- S35.403SUnspecified injury of unspecified renal artery, sequela
- S35.404AUnspecified injury of right renal vein, initial encounter
- S35.404DUnspecified injury of right renal vein, subsequent encounter
- S35.404SUnspecified injury of right renal vein, sequela
- S35.405AUnspecified injury of left renal vein, initial encounter
- S35.405DUnspecified injury of left renal vein, subsequent encounter
- S35.405SUnspecified injury of left renal vein, sequela
- S35.406AUnspecified injury of unspecified renal vein, initial encounter
- S35.406DUnspecified injury of unspecified renal vein, subsequent encounter
- S35.406SUnspecified injury of unspecified renal vein, sequela
S35.40 at a glance
| Code | S35.40 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified injury of renal blood vessel |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S35.40 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S35.40. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › renal › artery
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › renal › vein
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S35.40 to fully describe the condition. S35.40 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 S35.40, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S35.40 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39
The conditions below are not part of S35.40, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S35.40 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S35
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S35.40 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S31.-)
What codes fall under S35.40? (6)
- S35.401Unspecified injury of right renal arterynot billable
- S35.402Unspecified injury of left renal arterynot billable
- S35.403Unspecified injury of unspecified renal arterynot billable
- S35.404Unspecified injury of right renal veinnot billable
- S35.405Unspecified injury of left renal veinnot billable
- S35.406Unspecified injury of unspecified renal veinnot billable
How long has S35.40 existed?
S35.40 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.