S65.019A Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S65.019 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 S65.019A

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

• S65.012 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm
• S65.012A Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
• S65.012D Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, subsequent encounter
• S65.012S Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
• S65.019 Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm
• S65.019A Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter (this code)
• S65.019D Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S65.019S Laceration of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, sequela
• S65.09 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level
• S65.091 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm
• S65.091A Other specified injury of ulnar artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, initial encounter