S85.39 — Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
Is S85.39 billable?
No — S85.39 is a non-billable header code. S85.39 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 S85.39.
Billable codes under this header
- S85.391AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.391DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.391SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.392AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.392DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.392SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.399AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.399DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.399SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S85.39 at a glance
| Code | S85.39 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S85.39 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S85.39. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › greater saphenous vein › specified type NEC
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S85.39 to fully describe the condition. S85.39 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 S85.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.39 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S80-S89
The conditions below are not part of S85.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.39 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S85
The conditions below are not part of S85.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.39 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 S85.39 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S81.-)
What codes fall under S85.39? (3)
How long has S85.39 existed?
S85.39 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.