S65.518A Laceration of blood vessel of other finger, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S65.518 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

Applies from S65.518 Laceration of blood vessel of other finger

Applicable to

• Laceration of blood vessel of specified finger with unspecified laterality

Code annotations containing back-references to S65.518A

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

• S65.517 Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger
• S65.517A Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger, initial encounter
• S65.517D Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger, subsequent encounter
• S65.517S Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger, sequela
• S65.518 Laceration of blood vessel of other finger
• S65.518A Laceration of blood vessel of other finger, initial encounter (this code)
• S65.518D Laceration of blood vessel of other finger, subsequent encounter
• S65.518S Laceration of blood vessel of other finger, sequela
• S65.519 Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified finger
• S65.519A Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified finger, initial encounter
• S65.519D Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified finger, subsequent encounter