Instruction Source: S85.999A
Inj unsp blood vessel at lower leg level, unsp leg, init
Instruction Source: S85.999
Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg
Instruction Source: S85.99
Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
Instruction Source: S85.9
Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level
Instruction Source: S85
Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)
Instruction Source: S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
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