S65.801A — Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
S65.801A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, 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
S65.801A 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
S65.801A 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.
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S65.801. If S65.801A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S65.801A
- Is S65.801A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S65.801A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S65.801A 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).