S25.8
Header — not billableInjury of other blood vessels of thorax
The ICD-10 code for injury of other blood vessels of thorax is S25.8.
S25.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Injury of azygos vein
- Injury of mammary artery or vein
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S25.0Injury of thoracic aortanon-billable header
- S25.1Injury of innominate or subclavian arterynon-billable header
- S25.2Injury of superior vena cavanon-billable header
- S25.3Injury of innominate or subclavian veinnon-billable header
- S25.4Injury of pulmonary blood vesselsnon-billable header
- S25.5Injury of intercostal blood vesselsnon-billable header
- S25.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel of thoraxnon-billable header
- S25.8Injury of other blood vessels of thoraxnon-billable header