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Injury of blood vessels at neck level

HierarchieS10-S19 · S15

Hinweise zum Code

Code also

any associated open wound (S11.-)

Seventh character

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

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Hinweise übergeordneter Ebenen

Kapitel 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

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

Note
  • 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.

S10-S19 · Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Includes
  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat
Excludes 2
  • 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)

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