S65
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
S65 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S61.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S65
- S65.0Injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand levelcategory
- S65.1Injury of radial artery at wrist and hand levelcategory
- S65.2Injury of superficial palmar archcategory
- S65.3Injury of deep palmar archcategory
- S65.4Injury of blood vessel of thumbcategory
- S65.5Injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified fingercategory
- S65.8Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand levelcategory
- S65.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand levelcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.