S65.811 (Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm) compared with S65.812 (Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.811 and S65.812 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. S65.811 and S65.812 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| S65.811Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm | S65.812Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of right arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S65.811). | Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S65.812). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources