S25.512
S25.512 — Laceration of intercostal blood vessels, left side
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S25.512 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of intercostal blood vessels, left side. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S25.512 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 to one of these instead S25.512
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S25.51. If S25.512 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S25.512
- Is S25.512 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S25.512 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S25.512 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29).