S85 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S80–S89 (Injuries to the knee and lower leg) 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 S85 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level S95.-
Subcodes of S85
- S85.0Injury of popliteal artery
- S85.1Injury of (anterior)(posterior) tibial artery
- S85.2Injury of peroneal artery
- S85.3Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
- S85.4Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level
- S85.5Injury of popliteal vein
- S85.7Injury of multiple blood vessels at lower leg level
- S85.8Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
- S85.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
S85 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS85Læsion af blodkar i knæregion og underben
S85Polven ja säären alueen verisuonivammat
S85Verletzung von Blutgefäßen in Höhe des Unterschenkels
S85Lésion traumatique de vaisseaux sanguins au niveau de la jambe
S85letsel van bloedvaten ter hoogte van onderbeen
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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