S25.509A Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S25.509 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

• S25.502 Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, left side
• S25.502A Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, left side, initial encounter
• S25.502D Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, left side, subsequent encounter
• S25.502S Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, left side, sequela
• S25.509 Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side
• S25.509A Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, initial encounter (this code)
• S25.509D Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
• S25.509S Unspecified injury of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, sequela
• S25.51 Laceration of intercostal blood vessels
• S25.511 Laceration of intercostal blood vessels, right side
• S25.511A Laceration of intercostal blood vessels, right side, initial encounter