ICD-10-CM Code S25.42
Major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S25.42 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S25.42 that describes the diagnosis 'major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels' in more detail.
- S25.42 Major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S25 is used to code Chest injury
A chest injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D013898, D013898 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 959.11, 959.11 |
A chest X-ray of a right sided pulmonary contusion associated with flail chest and subcutaneous emphysema
Coding Notes for S25.42 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Complete transection of pulmonary blood vessels
- Traumatic rupture of pulmonary blood vessels
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S25.42 - Major laceration of pulmonary blood vessels'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S25.42. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S25.4 - Injury of pulmonary blood vessels