S35.513A Injury of unspecified iliac artery, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S35.513 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S35 Injury of blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level

Code also

• any associated open wound (S31.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S35

7th character required

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

Applies from S35.51 Injury of iliac artery or vein

Applicable to

• Injury of hypogastric artery or vein

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

• S35.512 Injury of left iliac artery
• S35.512A Injury of left iliac artery, initial encounter
• S35.512D Injury of left iliac artery, subsequent encounter
• S35.512S Injury of left iliac artery, sequela
• S35.513 Injury of unspecified iliac artery
• S35.513A Injury of unspecified iliac artery, initial encounter (this code)
• S35.513D Injury of unspecified iliac artery, subsequent encounter
• S35.513S Injury of unspecified iliac artery, sequela
• S35.514 Injury of right iliac vein
• S35.514A Injury of right iliac vein, initial encounter
• S35.514D Injury of right iliac vein, subsequent encounter