S85.309
S85.309 — Unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S85.309 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg. 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
S85.309 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 S85.309
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S85.309AUnspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S85.309DUnspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S85.309SUnspecified injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level, unspecified leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S85.30. If S85.309 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S85.309
- Is S85.309 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S85.309 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S85.309 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).