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S15.0

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Injury of carotid artery of neck

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 4 non-billable)
S15.00Unspecified injury of carotid arteryhas subcodesS15.01Minor laceration of carotid arteryhas subcodesS15.02Major laceration of carotid arteryhas subcodesS15.09Other specified injury of carotid arteryhas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)
  • Injury of carotid artery NOS
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
S15Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15.0Injury of carotid artery of neckNot billable
S15.00Unspecified injury of carotid arterySubcodes
S15.01Minor laceration of carotid arterySubcodes
S15.02Major laceration of carotid arterySubcodes
S15.09Other specified injury of carotid arterySubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S15.0:

categoryS15
Injury of blood vessels at neck level
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blockS10-S19
Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
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chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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