2025 ICD-10-CM code S65.515
Laceration of blood vessel of left ring finger.
Medical necessity for the treatment of a lacerated blood vessel is established by the presence of active bleeding, the risk of significant blood loss, or the potential for impaired circulation to the finger.
Physicians diagnose this condition through physical examination, patient history, and imaging techniques such as X-rays, arteriograms, or venograms. Treatment involves controlling the bleeding, cleaning the wound, applying medication and dressings, and administering pain relievers, antibiotics (if necessary), and tetanus prophylaxis. Surgical repair of the blood vessel might be required in some instances.
In simple words: A cut or tear in a blood vessel in your left ring finger. This can happen because of different injuries, like being cut with something sharp, a gunshot, a broken bone, or even during surgery.
A cut or tear in a blood vessel of the left ring finger. This injury can be caused by various traumas like a knife wound, a gunshot wound, fracture fragments, or during a surgical procedure.
Example 1: A patient presents with a deep cut on their left ring finger after accidentally cutting themselves with a kitchen knife. The wound is bleeding profusely, indicating a lacerated blood vessel. The physician cleans the wound, ligates the bleeding vessel, and sutures the wound., During a surgical procedure on the left hand, a small blood vessel in the ring finger is accidentally nicked. The surgeon immediately repairs the vessel to prevent further bleeding and complications., A patient sustains a complex fracture of their left ring finger in a fall. During the reduction of the fracture, it is discovered that bone fragments have lacerated a blood vessel. The vessel is repaired during the fracture fixation surgery.
Documentation should include the cause of the injury, the depth and extent of the laceration, the specific blood vessel(s) involved, associated injuries (e.g., fractures, nerve damage), treatment provided (e.g., wound cleaning, vessel repair, medications), and the patient's response to treatment.