S85.8 Injury of other blood vessels 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 S85.8

• S85.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
• S85.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level
• S85.89 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level

Code annotations containing back-references to S85.8

Back-references to S85.8

• Type 2 Excludes: S95 Injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level ("injury of posterior tibial artery and vein (S85.1-, S85.8-)")

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

• S85.592S Other specified injury of popliteal vein, left leg, sequela
• S85.599 Other specified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg
• S85.599A Other specified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S85.599D Other specified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.599S Other specified injury of popliteal vein, unspecified leg, sequela
• S85.8 Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level (this code)
• S85.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level
• S85.801 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.801A Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
• S85.801D Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.801S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, sequela