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S45 - Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level is listed as S45.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S45
Description: Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
  • Code also any associated open wound (S41.-)
  • Excludes2: injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
  • injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S45:
S45.0 - Injury of axillary artery
S45.1 - Injury of brachial artery
S45.2 - Injury of axillary or brachial vein
S45.3 - Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
S45.8 - Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
S45.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level