S65
S65 — Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S65 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
Risk adjustment
S65 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S65
8 child codes. Green means billable.
- S65.0Injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level
- S65.1Injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level
- S65.2Injury of superficial palmar arch
- S65.3Injury of deep palmar arch
- S65.4Injury of blood vessel of thumb
- S65.5Injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger
- S65.8Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level
- S65.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level
Questions about S65
- Is S65 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S65 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S65 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69).