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S45 Non-Billable Code

Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated open wound (S41.-)
excludes2
  • injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
  • injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S45.0 - Injury of axillary artery
  • S45.1 - Injury of brachial artery
  • S45.2 - Injury of axillary or brachial vein
  • S45.3 - Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
  • S45.8 - Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
  • S45.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level

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