S45.991S

S45.991S: Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright

S45.991S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S45.991S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S45.991S

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S45: Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S45.991S is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.