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FY2027

S35.5 — Injury of iliac blood vessels

Not billable

Is S35.5 billable?

No — S35.5 is a non-billable header code. S35.5 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 42 billable codes beneath S35.5.

Billable codes under this header

S35.5 at a glance

CodeS35.5
DescriptionInjury of iliac blood vessels
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S35.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S35.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Injury › blood vessel NEC › iliac
  • Injury › blood vessel NEC › uterine
  • Injury › blood vessel NEC › iliac › specified vessel NEC

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S35.5 to fully describe the condition. S35.5 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 S35.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S35.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39

The conditions below are not part of S35.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S35.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code also — inherited from S35

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S35.5 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

  • any associated open wound (S31.-)

What codes fall under S35.5? (4)

How long has S35.5 existed?

S35.5 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.

What other codes are in the S35 family? (7)