S65.492A
S65.492A — Other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
S65.492A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S65.492A 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.
Medicare coverage
S65.492A is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57593Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Arterial Vascular Studies
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S65.492. If S65.492A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S65.492A
- Is S65.492A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S65.492A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S65.492A 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).