ICD-Code S45: Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.0 Injury of axillary artery
- S45.1 Injury of brachial artery
- S45.2 Injury of axillary or brachial vein
- S45.3 Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.7 Injury of multiple blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.8 Injury of other blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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