ICD-10-CM Code S35.29
Injury of branches of celiac and mesenteric artery
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 S35.29 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of S35.29 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of branches of celiac and mesenteric artery' in more detail.
The ICD code S35 is used to code Abdominal trauma
Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. It may be blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Abdominal trauma presents a risk of severe blood loss and infection. Diagnosis may involve ultrasonography, computed tomography, and peritoneal lavage, and treatment may involve surgery. Injury to the lower chest may cause splenic or liver injuries.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Code: | D000007 |
ICD 9 Code: | 868 |
Abdominal trauma resulting in a right kidney contusion (open arrow) and blood surrounding the kidney (closed arrow) as seen on CT.
Coding Notes for S35.29 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. - Injury of gastric artery
- Injury of gastroduodenal artery
- Injury of hepatic artery
- Injury of splenic artery
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S35.29 - Injury of branches of celiac and mesenteric artery'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S35.29. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S35.2 - Injury of celiac or mesenteric artery and branches