S85.17
Header — not billableLaceration of posterior tibial artery
The ICD-10 code for laceration of posterior tibial artery is S85.17.
S85.17 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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
- S85.10Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.11Laceration of unspecified tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.12Other specified injury of unspecified tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.13Unspecified injury of anterior tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.14Laceration of anterior tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.15Other specified injury of anterior tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.16Unspecified injury of posterior tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.18Other specified injury of posterior tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.17Laceration of posterior tibial arterynon-billable header