S38.1
Non-billable

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Excludes2

1 item

•
crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)

Use Additional Code

6 items

•
code for all associated injuries, such as:
•
fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
•
injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
•
injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
•
open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
•
spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)

Coding Guidance

S38.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S38(Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals)

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From S38:

•
An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

•
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S38:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S38
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S38.1
Non-billable

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

Excludes2

Use Additional Code

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S38:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S38:

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S38.1Non-billable

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

Excludes2

Use Additional Code

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Inclusion Terms

From S38:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S38:

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S38.1
Non-billable

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