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S15.029Non-billableSave

S15.029 - Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19) · Subcategory of S15.02 · FY2027

Coding Guidance

S15.029 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15

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.

More Specific Codes (3)

S15.029AMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter→S15.029DMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounter→S15.029SMajor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, sequela→