S25.21 Minor laceration of superior vena cava

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Incomplete transection of superior vena cava
• Laceration of superior vena cava NOS
• Superficial laceration of superior vena cava

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 S25.2 Injury of superior vena cava

Applicable to

• Injury of vena cava NOS

Code annotations containing back-references to S25.21

Back-references to S25.2

• Type 1 Excludes: S35.1 Injury of inferior vena cava ("injury of vena cava NOS (S25.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S25.21

• Injury › blood vessel NEC › thoracic › vena cava (superior) › laceration (minor) (superficial)
• Injury › vena cava (superior) › laceration (minor) (superficial)

Nearby codes

• S25.2 Injury of superior vena cava
• S25.20 Unspecified injury of superior vena cava
• S25.20XA Unspecified injury of superior vena cava, initial encounter
• S25.20XD Unspecified injury of superior vena cava, subsequent encounter
• S25.20XS Unspecified injury of superior vena cava, sequela
• S25.21 Minor laceration of superior vena cava (this code)
• S25.21XA Minor laceration of superior vena cava, initial encounter
• S25.21XD Minor laceration of superior vena cava, subsequent encounter
• S25.21XS Minor laceration of superior vena cava, sequela
• S25.22 Major laceration of superior vena cava
• S25.22XA Major laceration of superior vena cava, initial encounter