Is S35.01XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S35.01XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S35.01XS sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).

What cannot be coded together with S35.01XS?

S35.01XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S35.01XS (S35.0) and apply to it just the same.

S35.01XS

S35.01XS — Minor laceration of abdominal aorta, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S35.01XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for minor laceration of abdominal aorta, 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 S35

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Incomplete transection of abdominal aorta
Laceration of abdominal aorta NOS
Superficial laceration of abdominal aorta

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S35.01XS

These are not written on S35.01XS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S35.01XS with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S35.0 — Injury of abdominal aorta

injury of aorta NOS (S25.0)

Risk adjustment

S35.01XS 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

S35.01XS is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Code history

S35.01XS 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 S35.01. If S35.01XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S35.01XS

Is S35.01XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S35.01XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S35.01XS sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).
What cannot be coded together with S35.01XS?: S35.01XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S35.01XS (S35.0) and apply to it just the same.