S85.49 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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 S85.49

• S85.491 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.492 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg
• S85.499 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg

Code annotations containing back-references to S85.49

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S85.49

• Injury › blood vessel NEC › lesser saphenous vein (lower leg level) › specified type NEC

Nearby codes

• S85.412S Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
• S85.419 Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg
• S85.419A Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S85.419D Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.419S Laceration of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
• S85.49 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level (this code)
• S85.491 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.491A Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
• S85.491D Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.491S Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
• S85.492 Other specified injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg level, left leg