Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
S45: Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

codeAlso
any associated open wound (S41.-)

excludes2
injury of subclavian artery (S25.1)
injury of subclavian vein (S25.3)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S45.0: Injury of axillary artery
S45.1: Injury of brachial artery
S45.2: Injury of axillary or brachial vein
S45.3: Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
S45.8: Injury of other specified blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
S45.9: Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level

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