S85.9 — Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
Is S85.9 billable?
No — S85.9 is a non-billable header code. S85.9 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 S85.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S85.901AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.901DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.901SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.902AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.902DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.902SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.909AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.909DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.909SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
- S85.911ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.911DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.911SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.912ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.912DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.912SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.919ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.919DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.919SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
- S85.991AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
- S85.991DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.991SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
- S85.992AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter
- S85.992DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.992SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
- S85.999AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.999DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.999SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
S85.9 at a glance
| Code | S85.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of unspecified blood vessel 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 S85.9 to fully describe the condition. S85.9 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 S85.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S80-S89
The conditions below are not part of S85.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S85
The conditions below are not part of S85.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S85.9 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 S85.9 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S81.-)
What codes fall under S85.9? (3)
How long has S85.9 existed?
S85.9 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
- S85.8Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg levelnot billable