S85.16 — Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery
Is S85.16 billable?
No — S85.16 is a non-billable header code. S85.16 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 S85.16.
Billable codes under this header
- S85.161AUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.161DUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.161SUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, right leg, sequela
- S85.162AUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.162DUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.162SUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, left leg, sequela
- S85.169AUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.169DUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.169SUnspecified injury of posterior tibial artery, unspecified leg, sequela
S85.16 at a glance
| Code | S85.16 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S85.16 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S85.16. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › tibial artery › posterior
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S85.16 to fully describe the condition. S85.16 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 S85.16, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.16 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S80-S89
The conditions below are not part of S85.16, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.16 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S85
The conditions below are not part of S85.16, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.16 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)
Code also — inherited from S85
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S85.16 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S81.-)
What codes fall under S85.16? (3)
How long has S85.16 existed?
S85.16 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 S85.1 family? (8)
- S85.10Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial arterynot billable
- S85.11Laceration of unspecified tibial arterynot billable
- S85.12Other specified injury of unspecified tibial arterynot billable
- S85.13Unspecified injury of anterior tibial arterynot billable
- S85.14Laceration of anterior tibial arterynot billable
- S85.15Other specified injury of anterior tibial arterynot billable
- S85.17Laceration of posterior tibial arterynot billable
- S85.18Other specified injury of posterior tibial arterynot billable