2025 ICD-10-CM code S35.09
Other injury of abdominal aorta.
Medical necessity for treatment of abdominal aorta injuries is established by the clinical signs and symptoms, imaging findings, and the potential for life-threatening complications.
Physicians typically diagnose abdominal aorta injuries based on the patient’s history, physical examination (including vascular assessment with auscultation for bruits), laboratory studies (coagulation factors, platelets, BUN, and creatinine if imaging with contrast is planned), and imaging studies (X-rays, angiography, venography, urography, duplex Doppler scan, MRA, CTA). Treatment varies depending on the severity of the injury and can include observation, anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy, and endovascular surgical repair or stent placement.
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
In simple words: This code represents an injury to the main artery in your belly (abdomen) that isn't covered by other, more specific injury codes. This could be due to things like a car accident, a fall during sports, a puncture wound, a gunshot wound, or even an injury during an operation.
This code describes any injury to the abdominal aorta not classified elsewhere in the S35.0 category.This includes injuries due to blunt or penetrating trauma (e.g., motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, puncture wounds, gunshot wounds), external compression or force, or injury during surgery.
Example 1: A patient is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident and presents with abdominal pain and signs of shock.Imaging reveals an injury to the abdominal aorta not specifically described by other codes., During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the abdominal aorta is inadvertently injured.The injury is not a laceration but is a different type of injury., A patient is stabbed in the abdomen, resulting in an injury to the abdominal aorta.The specific type of injury is not covered by existing codes within the S35.0 range.
Documentation should clearly specify the type and location of the injury to the abdominal aorta. Details of the incident (e.g., mechanism of trauma), associated symptoms, physical exam findings, laboratory and imaging results, and treatment provided should also be documented.If a foreign body is retained, this should be clearly noted.
- Specialties:Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Interventional Radiology
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital,Ambulatory Surgical Center, Office