S25.499A Other specified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S25.499 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Nearby codes

• S25.492 Other specified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.492A Other specified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter
• S25.492D Other specified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels, subsequent encounter
• S25.492S Other specified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
• S25.499 Other specified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels
• S25.499A Other specified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter (this code)
• S25.499D Other specified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, subsequent encounter
• S25.499S Other specified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
• S25.5 Injury of intercostal blood vessels
• S25.50 Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels
• S25.501 Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, right side