ICD-10-CM Code S38
Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
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 S38 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of S38 that describes the diagnosis 'crush inj & traum amp of abd,low back, pelv & extrn genitals' in more detail.
- S38 Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals NON-BILLABLE
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- S38.00 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs NON-BILLABLE
- S38.01 Crushing injury of penis NON-BILLABLE
- S38.02 Crushing injury of scrotum and testis NON-BILLABLE
- S38.03 Crushing injury of vulva NON-BILLABLE
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- S38.21 Traumatic amputation of female external genital organs NON-BILLABLE
- S38.22 Traumatic amputation of penis NON-BILLABLE
- S38.23 Traumatic amputation of scrotum and testis NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S38 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 S38 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. - An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S38
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S38 - Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S38. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.