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ICD-10-CM · FY 2026 APRIL UPDATE

S15.1

Injury of vertebral artery

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Nonbillable category

This entry is a category or subcategory. Choose the appropriate billable descendant based on the clinical documentation.

Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
S15.10Unspecified injury of vertebral arteryCategory
S15.101Unspecified injury of right vertebral arteryCategory
S15.101AUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.101DUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.101SUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.102Unspecified injury of left vertebral arteryCategory
S15.102AUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.102DUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.102SUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.109Unspecified injury of unspecified vertebral arteryCategory
S15.109AUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.109DUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.109SUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.11Minor laceration of vertebral arteryCategory
S15.111Minor laceration of right vertebral arteryCategory
S15.111AMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.111DMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.111SMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.112Minor laceration of left vertebral arteryCategory
S15.112AMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.112DMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.112SMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.119Minor laceration of unspecified vertebral arteryCategory
S15.119AMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.119DMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable
S15.119SMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequelaBillable
S15.12Major laceration of vertebral arteryCategory
S15.121Major laceration of right vertebral arteryCategory
S15.121AMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounterBillable
S15.121DMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounterBillable

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