S15.009A
S15.009A: Unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S15.009A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of unspecified carotid artery, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S15.009A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with S15.009A
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified
- S09.0XXAInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
- S09.0XXDInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
- S09.0XXSInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S15.009A is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57670Billing and Coding: Non-invasive Extracranial Arterial Studies
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.