ICD-10 diagnosis code
S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
S45 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S40–S49 (Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S45 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of S45
- S45.0Injury of axillary artery
- S45.1Injury of brachial artery
- S45.2Injury of axillary or brachial vein
- S45.3Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.7Injury of multiple blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.8Injury of other blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level
S45 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS45Læsion af blodkar i skulderregion og overarm
S45Hartianseudun ja olkavarren verisuonivammat
S45Verletzung von Blutgefäßen in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes
S45Lésion des vaisseaux sanguins au niveau de l'épaule et du bras
S45letsel van bloedvaten ter hoogte van schouder en bovenarm
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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