Is S15.1 a billable code?
No. S15.1 is a header code that groups 36 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
S15.1: Injury of vertebral artery
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
S15.1 groups related diagnoses under injury of vertebral artery. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under S15.1
- S15.101AUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.101DUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.101SUnspecified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.102AUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.102DUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.102SUnspecified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.109AUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.109DUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.109SUnspecified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.111AMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.111DMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.111SMinor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.112AMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.112DMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.112SMinor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.119AMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.119DMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.119SMinor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.121AMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.121DMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.121SMajor laceration of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.122AMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.122DMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.122SMajor laceration of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.129AMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.129DMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.129SMajor laceration of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.191AOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.191DOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.191SOther specified injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.192AOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.192DOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.192SOther specified injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
- S15.199AOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, initial encounter
- S15.199DOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, subsequent encounter
- S15.199SOther specified injury of unspecified vertebral artery, sequela
Other codes in S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15.1 questions
What does S15.1 mean?
S15.1 is the ICD-10-CM code for Injury of vertebral artery. It is in chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.