S85.3
Header — not billableInjury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level
The ICD-10 code for injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg level is S85.3.
S85.3 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 greater saphenous vein NOS
- Injury of saphenous vein NOS
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
- S85.0Injury of popliteal arterynon-billable header
- S85.1Injury of tibial arterynon-billable header
- S85.2Injury of peroneal arterynon-billable header
- S85.4Injury of lesser saphenous vein at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S85.5Injury of popliteal veinnon-billable header
- S85.8Injury of other blood vessels at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S85.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S85.3Injury of greater saphenous vein at lower leg levelnon-billable header