ICD-10-CM Code S36.5
Injury of colon
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 S36.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S36.5 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of colon' in more detail.
- S36.5 Injury of colon NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.500 Unspecified injury of ascending [right] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.501 Unspecified injury of transverse colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.502 Unspecified injury of descending [left] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.503 Unspecified injury of sigmoid colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.508 Unspecified injury of other part of colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.509 Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.510 Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.511 Primary blast injury of transverse colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.512 Primary blast injury of descending [left] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.513 Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.518 Primary blast injury of other part of colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.519 Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.520 Contusion of ascending [right] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.521 Contusion of transverse colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.522 Contusion of descending [left] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.523 Contusion of sigmoid colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.528 Contusion of other part of colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.529 Contusion of unspecified part of colon NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.530 Laceration of ascending [right] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.531 Laceration of transverse colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.532 Laceration of descending [left] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.533 Laceration of sigmoid colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.538 Laceration of other part of colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.539 Laceration of unspecified part of colon NON-BILLABLE
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- S36.590 Other injury of ascending [right] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.591 Other injury of transverse colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.592 Other injury of descending [left] colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.593 Other injury of sigmoid colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.598 Other injury of other part of colon NON-BILLABLE
- S36.599 Other injury of unspecified part of colon 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.
Coding Notes for S36.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Injury of rectum - instead, use code S36.6-
Parent Code: S36 - Injury of intra-abdominal organs