Instruction Source: S15.121S
Major laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela
Instruction Source: S15.121
Major laceration of right vertebral artery
Instruction Source: S15.12
Major laceration of vertebral artery
Instruction Source: S15.1
Injury of vertebral artery
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