S15.101S
S15.101S — Unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S15.101S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S15.101S does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S15.101S is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
- A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- A56805Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S15.101. If S15.101S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S15.101S
- Is S15.101S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S15.101S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S15.101S sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).