S45

Non-billableSave

Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S45 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (6)

S45.0Injury of axillary arteryCategory→S45.1Injury of brachial arteryCategory→S45.2Injury of axillary or brachial veinCategory→S45.3Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm levelCategory→S45.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelCategory→S45.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm levelCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S45

Injury of axillary artery

S45.0›

Injury of brachial artery

S45.1›

Injury of axillary or brachial vein

S45.2›

Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level

S45.3›

Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

S45.8›

Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level

S45.9›

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