S25.519D Laceration of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM S25.519D: Laceration of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM code S25.519D identifies a laceration of intercostal blood vessels on an unspecified side during a subsequent encounter. The terminology is active and classified under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. This reference page synthesizes official terminology records with clinical literature on intercostal vessel bleeding. 1 2 4

Plain-language overview

Code S25.519D represents a laceration of intercostal blood vessels documented without specifying the left or right side, and it applies to a subsequent encounter for this injury. 1

What this code represents

The official display label for S25.519D is laceration of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, subsequent encounter, and the concept holds an active record status in the ICD-10-CM version 2026 terminology. 1

The semantic type assigned to S25.519D is injury or poisoning, and the concept has narrower concepts within the ICD-10-CM terminology hierarchy under its parent code S25.519. 1

Coding details

The parent concept for S25.519D is S25.519, defined as laceration of intercostal blood vessels, unspecified side, establishing the direct hierarchical category for this specific subsequent encounter code. 1

An asserted abbreviation for S25.519D is laceration of intercostal blood vessels, unsp side, subs, matching the official terminology record across multiple semantic concept databases. 1 4

Clinical context

Clinical literature notes that small blood vessels from dissected muscle tissue or the intercostal vessels are main sources of bleeding from incisions during thoracic surgery. 2

Documentation considerations

The terminology record for S25.519D specifies an unspecified side for the intercostal blood vessel laceration and designates the encounter character as subsequent, reflecting core documentation elements. 1

What the sources add

Official terminology sources provide the active status, parent code, and semantic type for S25.519D, while clinical surgical literature describes intercostal vessels as a source of operative bleeding without defining the code. 1 2

Multiple official vocabulary services confirm the exact code S25.519D and its preferred name, while the clinical surgery article provides operational context regarding intercostal vessel injury management during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. 1 3 4 2

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S25.519D terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. International expert consensus on the management of bleeding during VATS lung surgery — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.