ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S15.22

Major laceration of external jugular vein

Release: FY 2027
Effective: October 1, 2026

Official source

Hierarchy

Where S15.22 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15.2 Parent Injury of external jugular vein
S15.22 This code Major laceration of external jugular vein

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Complete transection of external jugular vein

Inclusion Terms

Traumatic rupture of external jugular vein

Code Also

any associated open wound ( S11 .-)

Inherited from S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level

7th Character

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

Inherited from S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S15 — Injury of blood vessels at neck level

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S15.22

Version History

How S15.22 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

FY 2027 Effective October 1, 2026
Current

Major laceration of external jugular vein
FY 2026 Effective October 1, 2025
Unchanged

Major laceration of external jugular vein

Other codes under S15.2

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release: FY 2027
Effective: October 1, 2026
Source file: icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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