ICD-10-CM Code S35.8
Injury of other blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S35.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of S35.8 that describes the diagnosis 'inj blood vessels at abdomen, low back and pelvis level' in more detail.
- S35.8 Injury of other blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level NON-BILLABLE
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- S35.8X1 Laceration of other blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level NON-BILLABLE
- S35.8X8 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level NON-BILLABLE
- S35.8X9 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S35 is used to code Abdominal trauma
Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. It may be blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Abdominal trauma presents a risk of severe blood loss and infection. Diagnosis may involve ultrasonography, computed tomography, and peritoneal lavage, and treatment may involve surgery. Injury to the lower chest may cause splenic or liver injuries.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Code: | D000007 |
ICD 9 Code: | 868 |
Abdominal trauma resulting in a right kidney contusion (open arrow) and blood surrounding the kidney (closed arrow) as seen on CT.
Coding Notes for S35.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Injury of ovarian artery or vein
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Injury of ovarian vein (disorder)
- Injury of gastric veins (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S35 - Injury of blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level