S15.212S Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, sequela

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S15.212 with 7th character S (sequela).

Applies from S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level

Code also

• any associated open wound (S11.-)

7th character note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S15.21 Minor laceration of external jugular vein

Applicable to

• Incomplete transection of external jugular vein
• Laceration of external jugular vein NOS
• Superficial laceration of external jugular vein

Code annotations containing back-references to S15.212S

Back-references to S15

• Type 1 Excludes: S09.0 Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified ("injury of precerebral blood vessels (S15.-)")
• Use Additional: S17 Crushing injury of neck ("injury of blood vessels (S15.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")

Nearby codes

• S15.211D Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, subsequent encounter
• S15.211S Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, sequela
• S15.212 Minor laceration of left external jugular vein
• S15.212A Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, initial encounter
• S15.212D Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, subsequent encounter
• S15.212S Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, sequela (this code)
• S15.219 Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein
• S15.219A Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounter
• S15.219D Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounter
• S15.219S Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, sequela
• S15.22 Major laceration of external jugular vein