S75.019A Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S75.019 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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

Applies from S75.01 Minor laceration of femoral artery

Applicable to

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

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

• S75.012 Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg
• S75.012A Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter
• S75.012D Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.012S Minor laceration of femoral artery, left leg, sequela
• S75.019 Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg
• S75.019A Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter (this code)
• S75.019D Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.019S Minor laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, sequela
• S75.02 Major laceration of femoral artery
• S75.021 Major laceration of femoral artery, right leg
• S75.021A Major laceration of femoral artery, right leg, initial encounter