S75.229A Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S75.229 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 S75.2 Injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level

Excludes1 (never code together)

• greater saphenous vein NOS (S85.3)

Applies from S75.22 Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level

Applicable to

• Complete transection of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level
• Traumatic rupture of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level

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

• S75.222 Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg
• S75.222A Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, initial encounter
• S75.222D Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.222S Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, sequela
• S75.229 Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg
• S75.229A Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter (this code)
• S75.229D Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S75.229S Major laceration of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela
• S75.29 Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level
• S75.291 Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg
• S75.291A Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, initial encounter