S45.3 — Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
Is S45.3 billable?
No — S45.3 is a non-billable header code. S45.3 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 27 billable codes beneath S45.3.
Billable codes under this header
- S45.301AUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S45.301DUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.301SUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
- S45.302AUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S45.302DUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.302SUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela
- S45.309AUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S45.309DUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.309SUnspecified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S45.311ALaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S45.311DLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.311SLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
- S45.312ALaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S45.312DLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.312SLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela
- S45.319ALaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S45.319DLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.319SLaceration of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S45.391AOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S45.391DOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.391SOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
- S45.392AOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S45.392DOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.392SOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela
- S45.399AOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S45.399DOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S45.399SOther specified injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
S45.3 at a glance
| Code | S45.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level |
| 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 S45.3 to fully describe the condition. S45.3 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 S45.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S45.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S40-S49
The conditions below are not part of S45.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S45.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S45
The conditions below are not part of S45.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S45.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S45
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S45.3 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S41.-)
What codes fall under S45.3? (3)
How long has S45.3 existed?
S45.3 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.
What other codes are in the S45 family? (5)
- S45.0Injury of axillary arterynot billable
- S45.1Injury of brachial arterynot billable
- S45.2Injury of axillary or brachial veinnot billable
- S45.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelnot billable
- S45.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm levelnot billable