S15.3
Header — not billableInjury of internal jugular vein
The ICD-10 code for injury of internal jugular vein is S15.3.
S15.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S15.0Injury of carotid artery of necknon-billable header
- S15.1Injury of vertebral arterynon-billable header
- S15.2Injury of external jugular veinnon-billable header
- S15.8Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level
- S15.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level
- S15.3Injury of internal jugular veinnon-billable header