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S85 Non-Billable Code

Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated open wound (S81.-)
excludes2
  • injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)
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 S85

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

  • S85.0 - Injury of popliteal artery
  • S85.1 - Injury of tibial artery
  • S85.2 - Injury of peroneal artery
  • S85.3 - Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
  • S85.4 - Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
  • S85.5 - Injury of popliteal vein
  • S85.8 - Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
  • S85.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level

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