S85.81 Laceration 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 S85.81

• S85.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg
• S85.819 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg

Code annotations containing back-references to S85.81

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S85.81

• Injury › blood vessel NEC › leg (level) (lower) › specified › site NEC › laceration

Nearby codes

• S85.802S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
• S85.809 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg
• S85.809A Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S85.809D Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.809S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
• S85.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level (this code)
• S85.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.811A Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
• S85.811D Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.811S Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
• S85.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at lower leg level, left leg