S65.503

Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger

Requires 7th character

S65.503 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S65)

  • 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
  • Note: 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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S65)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S61.-) (from S65)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S65). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S65.50Unspecified injury of blood vessel of other and unspecified fingerNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S65.503

  • S65.503AUnspecified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger, initial encounterBillable
  • S65.503DUnspecified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S65.503SUnspecified injury of blood vessel of left middle finger, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S65.500Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right index fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.501Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left index fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.502Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right middle fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.504Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right ring fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.505Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left ring fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.506Unspecified injury of blood vessel of right little fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.507Unspecified injury of blood vessel of left little fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.508Unspecified injury of blood vessel of other fingerNeeds 7th char
  • S65.509Unspecified injury of blood vessel of unspecified fingerNeeds 7th char

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