S65.009A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S65.009 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from S65 Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level

Code also

• any associated open wound (S61.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to S65.009A

Back-references to S65

• Type 2 Excludes: S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level ("injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)")

Nearby codes

• S65.002 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm
• S65.002A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
• S65.002D Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
• S65.002S Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
• S65.009 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm
• S65.009A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter (this code)
• S65.009D Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S65.009S Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
• S65.01 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level
• S65.011 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm
• S65.011A Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter