S15.391 (Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein) compared with S15.399 (Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein), from the official CMS tabular data. S15.391 and S15.399 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S15.391 and S15.399 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.
| S15.391Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein | S15.399Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Other specified injury of right internal jugular vein is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S15.391). | Other specified injury of unspecified internal jugular vein is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S15.399). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S15 | The 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