S65 Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level is S65 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
S60-S69: Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
Category S65
126 codes (93 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Code Also
  • any associated open wound (S61.-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

S65.0 Injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level S65.1 Injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level S65.2 Injury of superficial palmar arch S65.3 Injury of deep palmar arch S65.4 Injury of blood vessel of thumb S65.5 Injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger S65.8 Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level S65.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level

All Codes in S65

Every most-specific code under S65 Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (93 codes):

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S65.001 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.002 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.009 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.011 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.012 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.019 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.091 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.092 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.099 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.101 Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.102 Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.109 Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.111 Laceration of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.112 Laceration of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.119 Laceration of radial artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.191 Other specified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.192 Other specified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.199 Other specified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.201 Unspecified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand S65.202 Unspecified injury of superficial palmar arch of left hand S65.209 Unspecified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.211 Laceration of superficial palmar arch of right hand S65.212 Laceration of superficial palmar arch of left hand S65.219 Laceration of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.291 Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of right hand S65.292 Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of left hand S65.299 Other specified injury of superficial palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.301 Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of right hand S65.302 Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand S65.309 Unspecified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.311 Laceration of deep palmar arch of right hand S65.312 Laceration of deep palmar arch of left hand S65.319 Laceration of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.391 Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of right hand S65.392 Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of left hand S65.399 Other specified injury of deep palmar arch of unspecified hand S65.401 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right thumb S65.402 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left thumb S65.409 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of unspecified thumb S65.411 Laceration of blood vessel of right thumb S65.412 Laceration of blood vessel of left thumb S65.419 Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified thumb S65.491 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb S65.492 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb S65.499 Other specified injury of blood vessel of unspecified thumb S65.500 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right index finger S65.501 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left index finger S65.502 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right middle finger S65.503 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger S65.504 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right ring finger S65.505 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left ring finger S65.506 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right little finger S65.507 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left little finger S65.508 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of other finger S65.509 Unspecified injury of blood vessel of unspecified finger S65.510 Laceration of blood vessel of right index finger S65.511 Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger S65.512 Laceration of blood vessel of right middle finger S65.513 Laceration of blood vessel of left middle finger S65.514 Laceration of blood vessel of right ring finger S65.515 Laceration of blood vessel of left ring finger S65.516 Laceration of blood vessel of right little finger S65.517 Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger S65.518 Laceration of blood vessel of other finger S65.519 Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified finger S65.590 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right index finger S65.591 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left index finger S65.592 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right middle finger S65.593 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger S65.594 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right ring finger S65.595 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left ring finger S65.596 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right little finger S65.597 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left little finger S65.598 Other specified injury of blood vessel of other finger S65.599 Other specified injury of blood vessel of unspecified finger S65.801 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.802 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.809 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.819 Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.891 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.892 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.899 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of right arm S65.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of left arm S65.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm S65.991 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of right arm S65.992 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of left arm S65.999 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand of unspecified arm
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