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S65.511

Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S65.511A Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger, initial encounter
  • S65.511D Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger, subsequent encounter
  • S65.511S Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Laceration of blood vessel of left index finger

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

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

Seventh character required

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

Code also

  • any associated open wound (S61.-)

Inherited from the S60-S69 section Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S65.510 Laceration of blood vessel of right index finger Not billable
S65.512 Laceration of blood vessel of right middle finger Not billable
S65.513 Laceration of blood vessel of left middle finger Not billable
S65.514 Laceration of blood vessel of right ring finger Not billable
S65.515 Laceration of blood vessel of left ring finger Not billable
S65.516 Laceration of blood vessel of right little finger Not billable
S65.517 Laceration of blood vessel of left little finger Not billable
S65.518 Laceration of blood vessel of other finger Not billable
S65.519 Laceration of blood vessel of unspecified finger Not billable