S85.14
S85.14 — Laceration of anterior tibial artery
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S85.14 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of anterior tibial artery. 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 S85
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S85.14 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 S85.14
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S85.1. If S85.14 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S85.10Unspecified injury of unspecified tibial artery
- S85.11Laceration of unspecified tibial artery
- S85.12Other specified injury of unspecified tibial artery
- S85.13Unspecified injury of anterior tibial artery
- S85.15Other specified injury of anterior tibial artery
- S85.16Unspecified injury of posterior tibial artery
- S85.17Laceration of posterior tibial artery
- S85.18Other specified injury of posterior tibial artery
Questions about S85.14
- Is S85.14 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S85.14 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S85.14 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).