Includes:

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S15.0 Injury of carotid artery of neck

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
      • Injury of carotid artery NOS
      1. S15.00 Unspecified injury of carotid artery

        • S15.001 Unspecified injury of right carotid artery
        • S15.002 Unspecified injury of left carotid artery
        • S15.009 Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery
      2. S15.01 Minor laceration of carotid artery

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Incomplete transection of carotid artery
        • Laceration of carotid artery NOS
        • Superficial laceration of carotid artery
        • S15.011 Minor laceration of right carotid artery
        • S15.012 Minor laceration of left carotid artery
        • S15.019 Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery
      3. S15.02 Major laceration of carotid artery

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Complete transection of carotid artery
        • Traumatic rupture 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
      4. S15.09 Other specified injury of carotid artery

        • S15.091 Other specified injury of right carotid artery
        • S15.092 Other specified injury of left carotid artery
        • S15.099 Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery
    2. S15.1 Injury of vertebral artery

      1. S15.10 Unspecified injury of vertebral artery

        • S15.101 Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery
        • S15.102 Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery
        • S15.109 Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery
      2. S15.11 Minor laceration of vertebral artery

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Incomplete transection of vertebral artery
        • Laceration of vertebral artery NOS
        • Superficial laceration of vertebral artery
        • S15.111 Minor laceration of right vertebral artery
        • S15.112 Minor laceration of left vertebral artery
        • S15.119 Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery
      3. S15.12 Major laceration of vertebral artery

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Complete transection of vertebral artery
        • Traumatic rupture of vertebral artery
        • S15.121 Major laceration of right vertebral artery
        • S15.122 Major laceration of left vertebral artery
        • S15.129 Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery
      4. S15.19 Other specified injury of vertebral artery

        • S15.191 Other specified injury of right vertebral artery
        • S15.192 Other specified injury of left vertebral artery
        • S15.199 Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery
    3. S15.2 Injury of external jugular vein

      1. S15.20 Unspecified injury of external jugular vein

        • S15.201 Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein
        • S15.202 Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein
        • S15.209 Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein
      2. S15.21 Minor laceration of external jugular vein

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Incomplete transection of external jugular vein
        • Laceration of external jugular vein NOS
        • Superficial laceration of external jugular vein
        • S15.211 Minor laceration of right external jugular vein
        • S15.212 Minor laceration of left external jugular vein
        • S15.219 Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein
      3. S15.22 Major laceration of external jugular vein

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Complete transection of external jugular vein
        • Traumatic rupture of external jugular vein
        • S15.221 Major laceration of right external jugular vein
        • S15.222 Major laceration of left external jugular vein
        • S15.229 Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein
      4. S15.29 Other specified injury of external jugular vein

        • S15.291 Other specified injury of right external jugular vein
        • S15.292 Other specified injury of left external jugular vein
        • S15.299 Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein
    4. S15.3 Injury of internal jugular vein

      1. S15.30 Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein

        • S15.301 Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein
        • S15.302 Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein
        • S15.309 Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein
      2. S15.31 Minor laceration of internal jugular vein

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Incomplete transection of internal jugular vein
        • Laceration of internal jugular vein NOS
        • Superficial laceration of internal jugular vein
        • S15.311 Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein
        • S15.312 Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein
        • S15.319 Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein
      3. S15.32 Major laceration of internal jugular vein

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Complete transection of internal jugular vein
        • Traumatic rupture of internal jugular vein
        • S15.321 Major laceration of right internal jugular vein
        • S15.322 Major laceration of left internal jugular vein
        • S15.329 Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein
      4. S15.39 Other specified injury of internal jugular vein

        • S15.391 Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein
        • S15.392 Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein
        • S15.399 Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein
    5. S15.8 Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level

    6. S15.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.