S75.01 Minor laceration of femoral artery

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Incomplete transection of femoral artery
• Laceration of femoral artery NOS
• Superficial laceration of femoral artery

Applies from S75 Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of blood vessels at lower leg level (S85.-)
• injury of popliteal artery (S85.0)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S71.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75

7th character required

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

Codes under S75.01

• S75.011 Minor laceration of femoral artery, right leg
• S75.012 Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg
• S75.019 Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg

Diagnosis Index entries for S75.01

• Injury › blood vessel NEC › femoral › artery (common) (superficial) › laceration (minor) (superficial)

Nearby codes

• S75.002S Unspecified injury of femoral artery, left leg, sequela
• S75.009 Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg
• S75.009A Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S75.009D Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.009S Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, sequela
• S75.01 Minor laceration of femoral artery (this code)
• S75.011 Minor laceration of femoral artery, right leg
• S75.011A Minor laceration of femoral artery, right leg, initial encounter
• S75.011D Minor laceration of femoral artery, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.011S Minor laceration of femoral artery, right leg, sequela
• S75.012 Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg