S25.42 Major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Complete transection of pulmonary blood vessels
• Traumatic rupture of pulmonary blood vessels

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

Codes under S25.42

• S25.421 Major laceration of right pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.422 Major laceration of left pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.429 Major laceration of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels

Diagnosis Index entries for S25.42

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

Nearby codes

• S25.412S Minor laceration of left pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
• S25.419 Minor laceration of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.419A Minor laceration of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter
• S25.419D Minor laceration of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, subsequent encounter
• S25.419S Minor laceration of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
• S25.42 Major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels (this code)
• S25.421 Major laceration of right pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.421A Major laceration of right pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter
• S25.421D Major laceration of right pulmonary blood vessels, subsequent encounter
• S25.421S Major laceration of right pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
• S25.422 Major laceration of left pulmonary blood vessels