S25
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of blood vessels of thorax
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of blood vessels of thorax
S25 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S21.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S25
- S25.0Injury of thoracic aortacategory
- S25.1Injury of innominate or subclavian arterycategory
- S25.2Injury of superior vena cavacategory
- S25.3Injury of innominate or subclavian veincategory
- S25.4Injury of pulmonary blood vesselscategory
- S25.5Injury of intercostal blood vesselscategory
- S25.8Injury of other blood vessels of thoraxcategory
- S25.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel of thoraxcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.