ICD-10-CM Code S38.2
Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
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 S38.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S38.2 that describes the diagnosis 'traumatic amputation of external genital organs' in more detail.
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 Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S38 - Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals