ICD-10-CM Code S39
Other and unspecified injuries 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 S39 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S39 that describes the diagnosis 'oth & unsp injuries of abd, low back, pelv & extrn genitals' in more detail.
- S39 Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals NON-BILLABLE
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- S39.00 Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis NON-BILLABLE
- S39.01 Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis NON-BILLABLE
- S39.02 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis NON-BILLABLE
- S39.09 Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis NON-BILLABLE
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- S39.81 Other specified injuries of abdomen NON-BILLABLE
- S39.82 Other specified injuries of lower back NON-BILLABLE
- S39.83 Other specified injuries of pelvis NON-BILLABLE
- S39.84 Other specified injuries of external genitals NON-BILLABLE
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- S39.91 Unspecified injury of abdomen NON-BILLABLE
- S39.92 Unspecified injury of lower back NON-BILLABLE
- S39.93 Unspecified injury of pelvis NON-BILLABLE
- S39.94 Unspecified injury of external genitals NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S39 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 S39 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated open wound See code S31.-
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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." - Sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis - instead, use code S33.-
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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 S39