Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

S45.119A Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side, initial encounter
S45.119D Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
S45.119S Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Laceration of brachial artery, unspecified side

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S45 Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45

Excludes2 - not included here

injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)

Code also

any associated open wound (S41.-)

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

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Injury > chest
Injury > hip > blood vessel
Injury > interscapular area
Injury > leg > blood vessel
Injury > thigh > blood vessel
Injury > blood vessel NEC > thigh
Injury > blood vessel NEC > leg > thigh
Injury > blood vessel NEC > limb > lower
Injury > blood vessel NEC > brachial > artery > laceration

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S45.111	Laceration of brachial artery, right side	Not billable
S45.112	Laceration of brachial artery, left side	Not billable