S15.199D — Other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
S15.199D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent 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 S15.199D
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S15.199D. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S15.199D alone.
- 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
S15.199D 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.
Code history
S15.199D has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S15.199. If S15.199D is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S15.199D
- Is S15.199D a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S15.199D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S15.199D 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).