ICD-10 diagnosis code
S09.0 Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified
S09.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of S09 (Other and unspecified injuries of head), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S00–S09 (Injuries to the head) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S09.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
S09.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S09.0Skada på huvudets blodkärl som ej klassificeras på annan plats
S09.0Skade på blodkar i hode ikke klassifisert annet sted
DS090Læsion af kar i hovedet IKA
S09.0Muualla luokittamaton pään verisuonivamma
S09.0Verletzung von Blutgefäßen des Kopfes, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
S09.0Lésion traumatique des vaisseaux sanguins de la tête, non classée ailleurs
S09.0letsel van bloedvaten van hoofd, niet elders geclassificeerd
Listed through more specific codes:
- S09.0XXAInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
- S09.0XXDInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
- S09.0XXSInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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