S95.009A Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of unspecified foot, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S95.009 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S95 Injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of posterior tibial artery and vein (S85.1-, S85.8-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S91.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S95

7th character required

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

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to S95.009A

Back-references to S95

• Type 2 Excludes: S85 Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level ("injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)")

Nearby codes

• S95.002 Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of left foot
• S95.002A Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of left foot, initial encounter
• S95.002D Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of left foot, subsequent encounter
• S95.002S Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of left foot, sequela
• S95.009 Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of unspecified foot
• S95.009A Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of unspecified foot, initial encounter (this code)
• S95.009D Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter
• S95.009S Unspecified injury of dorsal artery of unspecified foot, sequela
• S95.01 Laceration of dorsal artery of foot
• S95.011 Laceration of dorsal artery of right foot
• S95.011A Laceration of dorsal artery of right foot, initial encounter