S15.02 - Major laceration of carotid artery

  • Applicable to Major laceration of carotid artery
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S15.02 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of S15.02 - other international versions of ICD10 S15.02 may differ.
  • S15.02 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • S15.02 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • S15.02 - Major laceration of carotid artery
    • S15.02 - Major laceration of carotid artery
    • S15.021 - Major laceration of right carotid artery
    • S15.022 - Major laceration of left carotid artery
    • S15.029 - Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery

 Inclusion Term

  • Complete transection of carotid artery
  • Traumatic rupture of carotid artery

The following codes above S15.02 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S15.02:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S10-S19 Injuries to the neck

Category: S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level

    
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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