Instruction Source: S15.099A
Oth injury of unspecified carotid artery, init encntr
Instruction Source: S15.099
Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery
Instruction Source: S15.09
Other specified injury of carotid artery
Instruction Source: S15.0
Injury of carotid artery of neck
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)
Instruction Source: S15
Injury of blood vessels at neck level
Instruction Source: S10-S19
Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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)
Inclusion Terms
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code