S65.8 — Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level
Is S65.8 billable?
No — S65.8 is a non-billable header code. S65.8 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 27 billable codes beneath S65.8.
Billable codes under this header
- S65.801AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.801DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.801SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
- S65.802AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.802DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.802SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
- S65.809AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.809DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.809SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
- S65.811ALaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.811DLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.811SLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
- S65.812ALaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.812DLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.812SLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
- S65.819ALaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.819DLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.819SLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
- S65.891AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.891DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.891SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
- S65.892AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.892DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.892SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
- S65.899AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.899DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.899SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
S65.8 at a glance
| Code | S65.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S65.8 to fully describe the condition. S65.8 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S65.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S65.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S60-S69
The conditions below are not part of S65.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S65.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S65
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S65.8 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
What codes fall under S65.8? (3)
How long has S65.8 existed?
S65.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the S65 family? (7)
- S65.0Injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand levelnot billable
- S65.1Injury of radial artery at wrist and hand levelnot billable
- S65.2Injury of superficial palmar archnot billable
- S65.3Injury of deep palmar archnot billable
- S65.4Injury of blood vessel of thumbnot billable
- S65.5Injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified fingernot billable
- S65.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand levelnot billable