S45.291A Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S45.291 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
• injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S41.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S45.291A

Back-references to S45.2

• Type 2 Excludes: S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level ("injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)")

Nearby codes

• S45.219A Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side, initial encounter
• S45.219D Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
• S45.219S Laceration of axillary or brachial vein, unspecified side, sequela
• S45.29 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein
• S45.291 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side
• S45.291A Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side, initial encounter (this code)
• S45.291D Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side, subsequent encounter
• S45.291S Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, right side, sequela
• S45.292 Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, left side
• S45.292A Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, left side, initial encounter
• S45.292D Other specified injury of axillary or brachial vein, left side, subsequent encounter