S55.812A
Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S55.812A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
- S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
- S55.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level
- S55.812 Parent Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
- S55.812A This code Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
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.
Excludes2
injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level ( S65 .-)
Inherited from S55 — Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
Excludes2
injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)
Inherited from S55 — Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
Version History
How S55.812A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
Related Codes
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
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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