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S65.812A vs S65.819A

S65.812A (Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter) compared with S65.819A (Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.812A and S65.819A code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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S65.812A
Left
Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter
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S65.819A
Unspecified
Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S65.812A and S65.819A 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.

Side by side

S65.812ALaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounterS65.819ALaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionLaceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of left arm, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.812A).Laceration of other blood vessels at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.819A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources