S853-char group
Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level (S95.-)
Codes within S85
S85.0Injury of popliteal arteryS85.1Injury of (anterior)(posterior) tibial arteryS85.2Injury of peroneal arteryS85.3Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg levelS85.4Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg levelS85.5Injury of popliteal veinS85.7Injury of multiple blood vessels at lower leg levelS85.8Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg levelS85.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level