ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
903.5 — Injury to digital blood vessels
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM 903.5
903.5 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for injury to digital blood vessels. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 2 ICD-10-CM codes, such as S65.409A (Unspecified injury of blood vessel of unspecified thumb, initial encounter) and S65.509A (Unspecified injury of blood vessel of unspecified finger, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
Common questions about 903.5
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.