2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S65.59

Other specified injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger

ICD-10-CM Code:
S65.59
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
      (S60-S69)
      • Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level
        (S65)

S65.59 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other specified injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like S65.59 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Oth injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger

Non-specific codes like S65.59 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for oth injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified finger:

  • S65.590 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of right index finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.590A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.590D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.590S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.591 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of left index finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.591A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.591D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.591S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.592 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of right middle finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.592A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.592D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.592S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.593 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.593A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.593D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.593S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.594 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of right ring finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.594A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.594D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.594S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.595 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of left ring finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.595A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.595D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.595S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.596 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of right little finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.596A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.596D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.596S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.597 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of left little finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.597A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.597D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.597S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.598 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of other finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.598A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.598D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.598S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • S65.599 for Other specified injury of blood vessel of unspecified finger - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.599A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.599D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use S65.599S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Patient Education


Finger Injuries and Disorders

You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include:

  • Injuries that result in fractures (broken bones), ruptured ligaments and dislocations
  • Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis. It can also cause deformity.
  • Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons
  • Dupuytren's contracture - a hereditary thickening of the tough tissue that lies just below the skin of your palm. It causes the fingers to stiffen and bend.
  • Trigger finger - an irritation of the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons. It can cause the tendon to catch and release like a trigger.

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.