S65.59
S65.59 — Other specified injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S65.59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger. 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
Risk adjustment
S65.59 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 S65.59
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- S65.590Other specified injury of blood vessel of right index finger
- S65.591Other specified injury of blood vessel of left index finger
- S65.592Other specified injury of blood vessel of right middle finger
- S65.593Other specified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger
- S65.594Other specified injury of blood vessel of right ring finger
- S65.595Other specified injury of blood vessel of left ring finger
- S65.596Other specified injury of blood vessel of right little finger
- S65.597Other specified injury of blood vessel of left little finger
- S65.598Other specified injury of blood vessel of other finger
- S65.599Other specified injury of blood vessel of unspecified finger
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S65.5. If S65.59 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S65.59
- Is S65.59 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S65.59 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S65.59 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).