S85.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel 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 S85.91

• S85.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg
• S85.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg

Code annotations containing back-references to S85.91

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 S85.91

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

Nearby codes

• S85.902S Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, sequela
• S85.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg
• S85.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
• S85.909D Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.909S Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
• S85.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level (this code)
• S85.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg
• S85.911A Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, initial encounter
• S85.911D Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, subsequent encounter
• S85.911S Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, right leg, sequela
• S85.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg