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S25.40 ICD-10-CM Code: Unspecified injury of pulmonary blood vessels

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Unspecified injury of pulmonary blood vessels is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S25.40). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S25.40 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • injuries of breast
  • injuries of chest (wall)
  • injuries of interscapular area

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • any associated open wound (S21.-)

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on S25.40 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S25.40 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]

Nearest codes (40)

  • S25 — Injury of blood vessels of thorax [Sibling]
  • S25.322D — Major laceration of left innominate or subclavian vein, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S25.322S — Major laceration of left innominate or subclavian vein, sequela [Sibling]
  • S25.329 — Major laceration of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein [Sibling]
  • S25.329A — Major laceration of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S25.329D — Major laceration of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S25.329S — Major laceration of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, sequela [Sibling]
  • S25.39 — Other specified injury of innominate or subclavian vein [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can S25.40 be billed directly?

No. S25.40 (Unspecified injury of pulmonary blood vessels) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does S25.40 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S25.40 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S25.399 — Other specified injury of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein
  • S25.399A — Other specified injury of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, initial encounter
  • S25.399D — Other specified injury of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, subsequent encounter
  • S25.399S — Other specified injury of unspecified innominate or subclavian vein, sequela
  • S25.4 — Injury of pulmonary blood vessels
  • S25.401 — Unspecified injury of right pulmonary blood vessels
  • S25.401A — Unspecified injury of right pulmonary blood vessels, initial encounter
  • S25.401D — Unspecified injury of right pulmonary blood vessels, subsequent encounter
  • S25.401S — Unspecified injury of right pulmonary blood vessels, sequela
  • S25.402 — Unspecified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels

View all codes in the S25 family