ICD-10-CM Code S36.4
Injury of small intestine
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 S36.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S36.4 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of small intestine' in more detail.
- S36.4 Injury of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.400 Unspecified injury of duodenum NON-BILLABLE
- S36.408 Unspecified injury of other part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
- S36.409 Unspecified injury of unspecified part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.420 Contusion of duodenum NON-BILLABLE
- S36.428 Contusion of other part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
- S36.429 Contusion of unspecified part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.430 Laceration of duodenum NON-BILLABLE
- S36.438 Laceration of other part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
- S36.439 Laceration of unspecified part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.490 Other injury of duodenum NON-BILLABLE
- S36.498 Other injury of other part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
- S36.499 Other injury of unspecified part of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S36 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.
Parent Code: S36 - Injury of intra-abdominal organs