S65.809D
S65.809D — Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
S65.809D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent 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
S65.809D 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S65.809. If S65.809D is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S65.809D
- Is S65.809D a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S65.809D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S65.809D 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).