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S25.21XS
Billable

Minor laceration of superior vena cava (sequela)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Inclusion Terms

3 items
  • Incomplete transection of superior vena cava
  • Laceration of superior vena cava NOS
  • Superficial laceration of superior vena cava

Billable Code

S25.21XS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

4 items

From S25.2:

  • Injury of vena cava NOS

From S25.21:

  • Incomplete transection of superior vena cava
  • Laceration of superior vena cava NOS
  • Superficial laceration of superior vena cava

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S25:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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