S65.491A Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S65.491 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

Code annotations containing back-references to S65.491A

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

• S65.419A Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
• S65.419D Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified thumb, subsequent encounter
• S65.419S Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified thumb, sequela
• S65.49 Other specified injury of blood vessel of thumb
• S65.491 Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb
• S65.491A Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb, initial encounter (this code)
• S65.491D Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb, subsequent encounter
• S65.491S Other specified injury of blood vessel of right thumb, sequela
• S65.492 Other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb
• S65.492A Other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb, initial encounter
• S65.492D Other specified injury of blood vessel of left thumb, subsequent encounter