S85.3 Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Injury of greater saphenous vein NOS
• Injury of saphenous vein NOS

Applies from S85 Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S81.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S85

7th character required

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

Codes under S85.3

• S85.30 Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
• S85.31 Laceration of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
• S85.39 Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level

Code annotations containing back-references to S85.3

Back-references to S85.3

• Type 1 Excludes: S75.2 Injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level ("greater saphenous vein NOS (S85.3)")

Back-references to S85

• Type 2 Excludes: M23 Internal derangement of knee ("current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S75 Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level ("injury of blood vessels at lower leg level (S85.-)")

Nearby codes

• S85.292S Other specified injury of peroneal artery, left leg, sequela
• S85.299 Other specified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg
• S85.299A Other specified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S85.299D Other specified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.299S Other specified injury of peroneal artery, unspecified leg, sequela
• S85.3 Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level (this code)
• S85.30 Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
• S85.301 Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.301A Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
• S85.301D Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.301S Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, sequela