S85.8 — Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
Is S85.8 billable?
No — S85.8 is a non-billable header code. S85.8 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 S85.8.
Billable codes under this header
- S85.801AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.801DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.801SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.802AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.802DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.802SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.809AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.809DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.809SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
- S85.811ALaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.811DLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.811SLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.812ALaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.812DLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.812SLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.819ALaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.819DLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.819SLaceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
- S85.891AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.891DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.891SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.892AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.892DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.892SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.899AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.899DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.899SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S85.8 at a glance
| Code | S85.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg 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 S85.8 to fully describe the condition. S85.8 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 S85.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S80-S89
The conditions below are not part of S85.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S85
The conditions below are not part of S85.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.8 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 S85.8 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S81.-)
What codes fall under S85.8? (3)
How long has S85.8 existed?
S85.8 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 family? (7)
- S85.0Injury of popliteal arterynot billable
- S85.1Injury of tibial arterynot billable
- S85.2Injury of peroneal arterynot billable
- S85.3Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg levelnot billable
- S85.4Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg levelnot billable
- S85.5Injury of popliteal veinnot billable
- S85.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg levelnot billable