S75.029 Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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 S75.02 Major laceration of femoral artery

Applicable to

• Complete transection of femoral artery
• Traumatic rupture of femoral artery

Nearby codes

• S75.021S Major laceration of femoral artery, right leg, sequela
• S75.022 Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg
• S75.022A Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter
• S75.022D Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.022S Major laceration of femoral artery, left leg, sequela
• S75.029 Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg (this code)
• S75.029A Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S75.029D Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.029S Major laceration of femoral artery, unspecified leg, sequela
• S75.09 Other specified injury of femoral artery
• S75.091 Other specified injury of femoral artery, right leg