S65.5
Header — not billableInjury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger
The ICD-10 code for injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger is S65.5.
S65.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S65.0Injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand levelnon-billable header
- S65.1Injury of radial artery at wrist and hand levelnon-billable header
- S65.2Injury of superficial palmar archnon-billable header
- S65.3Injury of deep palmar archnon-billable header
- S65.4Injury of blood vessel of thumbnon-billable header
- S65.8Injury of other blood vessels at wrist and hand levelnon-billable header
- S65.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist and hand levelnon-billable header
- S65.5Injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified fingernon-billable header