ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
All 150 codes in the S15 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26
Codes in family
150
Can lead a claim
75
Cannot lead a claim
75
What CMS assigns to S15
75 of the 150 codes group to Wound (48) and MMTA - Other (27); 75 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 150 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 75 of the 150 can lead a claim.
Every code in S15
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S15.0 Injury of carotid artery of neck | ||||
| S15.00 Unspecified injury of carotid artery | ||||
| S15.001 Unspecified injury of right carotid artery | ||||
| S15.001A | Unspecified injury of right carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of right carotid artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.001D | Unspecified injury of right carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of right carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.001S | Unspecified injury of right carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.002 Unspecified injury of left carotid artery | ||||
| S15.002A | Unspecified injury of left carotid artery, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.002D | Unspecified injury of left carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of left carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.002S | Unspecified injury of left carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.009 Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery | ||||
| S15.009A | Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified carotid artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.009D | Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.009S | Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.01 Minor laceration of carotid artery | ||||
| S15.011 Minor laceration of right carotid artery | ||||
| S15.011A | Minor laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.011D | Minor laceration of right carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.011S | Minor laceration of right carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.012 Minor laceration of left carotid artery | ||||
| S15.012A | Minor laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.012D | Minor laceration of left carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.012S | Minor laceration of left carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.019 Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery | ||||
| S15.019A | Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.019D | Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.019S | Minor laceration of unspecified carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.02 Major laceration of carotid artery | ||||
| S15.021 Major laceration of right carotid artery | ||||
| S15.021A | Major laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.021D | Major laceration of right carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of right carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.021S | Major laceration of right carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.022 Major laceration of left carotid artery | ||||
| S15.022A | Major laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.022D | Major laceration of left carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of left carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.022S | Major laceration of left carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.029 Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery | ||||
| S15.029A | Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.029D | Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.029S | Major laceration of unspecified carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.09 Other specified injury of carotid artery | ||||
| S15.091 Other specified injury of right carotid artery | ||||
| S15.091A | Other specified injury of right carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Other specified injury of right carotid artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.091D | Other specified injury of right carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Other specified injury of right carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.091S | Other specified injury of right carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.092 Other specified injury of left carotid artery | ||||
| S15.092A | Other specified injury of left carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Other specified injury of left carotid artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.092D | Other specified injury of left carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Other specified injury of left carotid artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.092S | Other specified injury of left carotid artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.099 Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery | ||||
| S15.099A | Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified carotid artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.099D | Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified carotid artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.099S | Other specified injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of unspecified carotid artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.1 Injury of vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.10 Unspecified injury of vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.101 Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.101A | Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.101D | Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.101S | Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.102 Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.102A | Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.102D | Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.102S | Unspecified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.109 Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.109A | Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.109D | Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.109S | Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.11 Minor laceration of vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.111 Minor laceration of right vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.111A | Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.111D | Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.111S | Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.112 Minor laceration of left vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.112A | Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.112D | Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.112S | Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.119 Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.119A | Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.119D | Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.119S | Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.12 Major laceration of vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.121 Major laceration of right vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.121A | Major laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of right vertebral artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.121D | Major laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of right vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.121S | Major laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.122 Major laceration of left vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.122A | Major laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.122D | Major laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of left vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.122S | Major laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.129 Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.129A | Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.129D | Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.129S | Major laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.19 Other specified injury of vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.191 Other specified injury of right vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.191A | Other specified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of right vertebral artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.191D | Other specified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of right vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.191S | Other specified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.192 Other specified injury of left vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.192A | Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.192D | Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.192S | Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.199 Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery | ||||
| S15.199A | Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified vertebral artery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.199D | Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.199S | Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.2 Injury of external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.20 Unspecified injury of external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.201 Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.201A | Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.201D | Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.201S | Unspecified injury of right external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.202 Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.202A | Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.202D | Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.202S | Unspecified injury of left external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.209 Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.209A | Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.209D | Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.209S | Unspecified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.21 Minor laceration of external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.211 Minor laceration of right external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.211A | Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.211D | Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.211S | Minor laceration of right external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.212 Minor laceration of left external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.212A | Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.212D | Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.212S | Minor laceration of left external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.219 Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.219A | Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.219D | Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.219S | Minor laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Minor laceration of unsp external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.22 Major laceration of external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.221 Major laceration of right external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.221A | Major laceration of right external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of right external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.221D | Major laceration of right external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of right external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.221S | Major laceration of right external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.222 Major laceration of left external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.222A | Major laceration of left external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of left external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.222D | Major laceration of left external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of left external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.222S | Major laceration of left external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.229 Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.229A | Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.229D | Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.229S | Major laceration of unspecified external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Major laceration of unsp external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.29 Other specified injury of external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.291 Other specified injury of right external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.291A | Other specified injury of right external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of right external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.291D | Other specified injury of right external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of right external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.291S | Other specified injury of right external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of right external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.292 Other specified injury of left external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.292A | Other specified injury of left external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of left external jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.292D | Other specified injury of left external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of left external jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.292S | Other specified injury of left external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of left external jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.299 Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein | ||||
| S15.299A | Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified external jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.299D | Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified external jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.299S | Other specified injury of unspecified external jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of unspecified external jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.3 Injury of internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.30 Unspecified injury of internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.301 Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.301A | Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.301D | Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.301S | Unspecified injury of right internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.302 Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.302A | Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.302D | Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.302S | Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.309 Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.309A | Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.309D | Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.309S | Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.31 Minor laceration of internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.311 Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.311A | Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.311D | Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.311S | Minor laceration of right internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.312 Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.312A | Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.312D | Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.312S | Minor laceration of left internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.319 Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.319A | Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.319D | Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Minor laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.319S | Minor laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Minor laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.32 Major laceration of internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.321 Major laceration of right internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.321A | Major laceration of right internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of right internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.321D | Major laceration of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of right internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.321S | Major laceration of right internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.322 Major laceration of left internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.322A | Major laceration of left internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of left internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.322D | Major laceration of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of left internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.322S | Major laceration of left internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S15.329 Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.329A | Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.329D | Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.329S | Major laceration of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Major laceration of unsp internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.39 Other specified injury of internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.391 Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.391A | Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of right internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.391D | Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of right internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.391S | Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of right internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.392 Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.392A | Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of left internal jugular vein, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.392D | Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of left internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.392S | Other specified injury of left internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of left internal jugular vein, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.399 Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein | ||||
| S15.399A | Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S15.399D | Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.399S | Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of unspecified internal jugular vein, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.8 Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level | ||||
| S15.8XXA | Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, initial encounterCMS: Injury of oth blood vessels at neck level, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.8XXD | Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, subsequent encounterCMS: Injury of oth blood vessels at neck level, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.8XXS | Injury of other specified blood vessels at neck level, sequelaCMS: Injury of oth blood vessels at neck level, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S15.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level | ||||
| S15.9XXA | Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, initial encounterCMS: Injury of unsp blood vessel at neck level, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.9XXD | Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, subsequent encounterCMS: Injury of unsp blood vessel at neck level, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S15.9XXS | Injury of unspecified blood vessel at neck level, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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