S15.3 Injury of internal jugular vein

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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

Codes under S15.3

• S15.30 Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein
• S15.31 Minor laceration of internal jugular vein
• S15.32 Major laceration of internal jugular vein
• S15.39 Other specified injury of internal jugular vein

Code annotations containing back-references to S15.3

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

• S15.292S Other specified injury of left external jugular vein, sequela
• S15.299 Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein
• S15.299A Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounter
• S15.299D Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounter
• S15.299S Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, sequela
• S15.3 Injury of internal jugular vein (this code)
• S15.30 Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein
• S15.301 Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein
• S15.301A Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, initial encounter
• S15.301D Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounter
• S15.301S Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, sequela