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S15.302 vs S15.309

S15.302 (Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein) compared with S15.309 (Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein), from the official CMS tabular data. S15.302 and S15.309 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S15.302
Left
Unspecified injury of left internal jugular vein
S15.309
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S15.302 and S15.309 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S15.302Unspecified injury of left internal jugular veinS15.309Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S15.302A, S15.302D, S15.302S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S15.309A, S15.309D, S15.309S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of left internal jugular vein is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S15.302).Unspecified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S15.309).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15
Includes
injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat
injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources