Code
Hierarchy
Long Title
S38.1XXS
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Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis sequela
Notes
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Inclusion Terms
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An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
Use Additional
S38.1XXS
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code for all associated injuries, such as:
- fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
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injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
- S36 Injury of intra-abdominal organs
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injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
- S37 Injury of urinary and pelvic organs
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open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
- S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
- spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)
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code for all associated injuries, such as:
- fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
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injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
- S36 Injury of intra-abdominal organs
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injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
- S37 Injury of urinary and pelvic organs
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open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
- S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
- spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)
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code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments
Includes
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injuries to the abdominal wall
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injuries to the anus
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injuries to the buttock
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injuries to the external genitalia
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injuries to the flank
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injuries to the groin
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
S38.1XXS
- S38.0 Crushing injury of external genital organs
- S38.0 Crushing injury of external genital organs
- T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
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effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
- T18.5 Foreign body in anus and rectum
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effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
- T19 Foreign body in genitourinary tract
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effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
- T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
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insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods