S15.9 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level. It is a four-character subcategory of S15 (Injury of blood vessels at neck level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S10–S19 (Injuries to the neck) 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
S15.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S15.9Skade på uspesifisert blodkar i halsregion
DS159Læsion af blodkar i halsen UNS
S15.9Määrittämättömän kaulan alueen verisuonen vamma
S15.9Verletzung eines nicht näher bezeichneten Blutgefäßes in Höhe des Halses
S15.9Lésion traumatique de vaisseaux sanguins non précisés au niveau du cou
S15.9letsel van niet-gespecificeerd bloedvat op cervicaal niveau
Listed through more specific codes:
- S15.9XXAInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, initial encounter
- S15.9XXDInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, subsequent encounter
- S15.9XXSInjury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, 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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