S25.02 Major laceration of thoracic aorta

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Complete transection of thoracic aorta
• Traumatic rupture of thoracic aorta

Applies from S25 Injury of blood vessels of thorax

Code also

• any associated open wound (S21.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25

7th character required

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

Applies from S25.0 Injury of thoracic aorta

Applicable to

• Injury of aorta NOS

Code annotations containing back-references to S25.02

Back-references to S25.0

• Type 1 Excludes: S35.0 Injury of abdominal aorta ("injury of aorta NOS (S25.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S25.02

• Injury › aorta (thoracic) › laceration (minor) (superficial) › major
• Injury › blood vessel NEC › thoracic › aorta › laceration (minor) (superficial) › major

Nearby codes

• S25.00XS Unspecified injury of thoracic aorta, sequela
• S25.01 Minor laceration of thoracic aorta
• S25.01XA Minor laceration of thoracic aorta, initial encounter
• S25.01XD Minor laceration of thoracic aorta, subsequent encounter
• S25.01XS Minor laceration of thoracic aorta, sequela
• S25.02 Major laceration of thoracic aorta (this code)
• S25.02XA Major laceration of thoracic aorta, initial encounter
• S25.02XD Major laceration of thoracic aorta, subsequent encounter
• S25.02XS Major laceration of thoracic aorta, sequela
• S25.09 Other specified injury of thoracic aorta
• S25.09XA Other specified injury of thoracic aorta, initial encounter