S65.51

Laceration of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger

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This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from S65Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level

Code also

any associated open wound (S61.-)

7th character

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

Valid 7th characters and their meanings
Character	Meaning
A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

Inherited from S60-S69Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers

Excludes 2

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

Inherited from chapter 19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15) obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. (T07-T88) Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (T07-T88) (T20-T32) Burns and corrosions (T20-T32) Includes: burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances burns (thermal) from electricity burns (thermal) from flame burns (thermal) from friction burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases burns (thermal) from hot objects burns (thermal) from lightning burns (thermal) from radiation chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal) scalds Excludes2: erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0) radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) sunburn (L55.-)

Official Guidelines for S65.51

FY 2026 ›

I.C.19Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 19: Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Subsections

Sections that reference S65.51

I.C.19.bCoding of Injuries
… Traumatic injury codes (S00- T14.9) are not to be used for normal, healing surgical wounds or to identify complications of surgical wounds. …

Sections whose FY 2026 text names S65.51, its S65 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.