S65.9 — Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level
Is S65.9 billable?
No — S65.9 is a non-billable header code. S65.9 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 S65.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S65.901AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.901DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.901SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
- S65.902AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.902DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.902SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
- S65.909AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.909DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.909SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
- S65.911ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.911DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.911SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
- S65.912ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.912DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.912SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
- S65.919ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.919DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.919SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
- S65.991AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of right arm, initial encounter
- S65.991DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of right arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.991SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of right arm, sequela
- S65.992AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of left arm, initial encounter
- S65.992DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of left arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.992SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of left arm, sequela
- S65.999AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S65.999DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S65.999SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of unspecified arm, sequela
S65.9 at a glance
| Code | S65.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Injury of unspecified blood vessel 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 S65.9 to fully describe the condition. S65.9 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 S65.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S65.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S60-S69
The conditions below are not part of S65.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S65.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S65
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S65.9 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
What codes fall under S65.9? (3)
How long has S65.9 existed?
S65.9 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
- S65.8Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand levelnot billable