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S15.009S - Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequela

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19) · Subcategory of S15.009 · FY2027

7th character S: sequela

Coding Guidance

7th character S: sequela.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S15.0

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)
Code AlsoFrom S15

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • any associated open wound (S11.-)
IncludesFrom S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Conditions this code covers.

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter S00-T88

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter S00-T88

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
NotesFrom Chapter S00-T88

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.