S85.992A

S85.992A: Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

S85.992A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, left leg, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S85.992A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S85.992A

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

Written on S85: Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level

injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

S85.992A is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.