S45
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
S45 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.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
- injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S41.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S45
- S45.0Injury of axillary arterycategory
- S45.1Injury of brachial arterycategory
- S45.2Injury of axillary or brachial veincategory
- S45.3Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S45.8Injury of oth blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
- S45.9Injury of unsp blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm levelcategory
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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.