S45.8

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 3 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S40-S49Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

S45Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

S45.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelNot billable

S45.80Unspecified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelSubcodes

S45.81Laceration of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelSubcodes

S45.89Other specified injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelSubcodes

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S45.8:

categoryS45

Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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