S35.516A Injury of unspecified iliac vein, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S35.516 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

• S35.515 Injury of left iliac vein
• S35.515A Injury of left iliac vein, initial encounter
• S35.515D Injury of left iliac vein, subsequent encounter
• S35.515S Injury of left iliac vein, sequela
• S35.516 Injury of unspecified iliac vein
• S35.516A Injury of unspecified iliac vein, initial encounter (this code)
• S35.516D Injury of unspecified iliac vein, subsequent encounter
• S35.516S Injury of unspecified iliac vein, sequela
• S35.53 Injury of uterine artery or vein
• S35.531 Injury of right uterine artery
• S35.531A Injury of right uterine artery, initial encounter