ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S15.01

Incomplete transection of carotid artery

Laceration of carotid artery NOS

Superficial laceration of carotid artery

Injury of carotid artery (common) (external) (internal, extracranial portion)

Injury of carotid artery NOS

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

any associated open wound (S11.-)

birth trauma (P10-P15)

obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

injury of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (S06.8)

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code

The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.