S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level

Category / Non-billable header 70 subcodes

Block: Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Code Also

  • any associated open wound (S11.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S15..0 Injury of carotid artery of neck No
S15..00 Unspecified injury of carotid artery No
S15..001 Unspecified injury of right carotid artery No
S15..002 Unspecified injury of left carotid artery No
S15..009 Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery No
S15..01 Minor laceration of carotid artery No
S15..011 Minor laceration of right carotid artery No
S15..012 Minor laceration of left carotid artery No
S15..019 Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery No
S15..02 Major laceration of carotid artery No
S15..021 Major laceration of right carotid artery No
S15..022 Major laceration of left carotid artery No
S15..029 Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery No
S15..09 Other specified injury of carotid artery No
S15..091 Other specified injury of right carotid artery No
S15..092 Other specified injury of left carotid artery No
S15..099 Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery No
S15..1 Injury of vertebral artery No
S15..10 Unspecified injury of vertebral artery No
S15..101 Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery No
S15..102 Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery No
S15..109 Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery No
S15..11 Minor laceration of vertebral artery No
S15..111 Minor laceration of right vertebral artery No
S15..112 Minor laceration of left vertebral artery No
S15..119 Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery No
S15..12 Major laceration of vertebral artery No
S15..121 Major laceration of right vertebral artery No
S15..122 Major laceration of left vertebral artery No
S15..129 Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery No
S15..19 Other specified injury of vertebral artery No
S15..191 Other specified injury of right vertebral artery No
S15..192 Other specified injury of left vertebral artery No
S15..199 Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery No
S15..2 Injury of external jugular vein No
S15..20 Unspecified injury of external jugular vein No
S15..201 Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein No
S15..202 Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein No
S15..209 Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein No
S15..21 Minor laceration of external jugular vein No
S15..211 Minor laceration of right external jugular vein No
S15..212 Minor laceration of left external jugular vein No
S15..219 Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein No
S15..22 Major laceration of external jugular vein No
S15..221 Major laceration of right external jugular vein No
S15..222 Major laceration of left external jugular vein No
S15..229 Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein No
S15..29 Other specified injury of external jugular vein No
S15..291 Other specified injury of right external jugular vein No
S15..292 Other specified injury of left external jugular vein No
S15..299 Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein No
S15..3 Injury of internal jugular vein No
S15..30 Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein No
S15..301 Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein No
S15..302 Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein No
S15..309 Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein No
S15..31 Minor laceration of internal jugular vein No
S15..311 Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein No
S15..312 Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein No
S15..319 Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein No
S15..32 Major laceration of internal jugular vein No
S15..321 Major laceration of right internal jugular vein No
S15..322 Major laceration of left internal jugular vein No
S15..329 Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein No
S15..39 Other specified injury of internal jugular vein No
S15..391 Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein No
S15..392 Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein No
S15..399 Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein No
S15..8 Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level No
S15..9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level No

Last reviewed: September 2026