ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals
S37- Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S37

Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S37 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S37 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S37 - other international versions of ICD-10 S37 may differ.

Code Also

Code Also Help

A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.

any associated open wound (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31
- S31.0 Open wound of lower back and pelvis
- S31.1 Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.2 Open wound of penis
- S31.3 Open wound of scrotum and testes
- S31.4 Open wound of vagina and vulva
- S31.5 Open wound of unspecified external genital organs
- S31.6 Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.8 Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
S31.-
)

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as S37. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71
- O71 Other obstetric trauma
  - O71.0 Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset ...
    - O71.00 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unsp...
    - O71.02 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, seco...
    - O71.03 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, thir...
  - O71.1 Rupture of uterus during labor
  - O71.2 Postpartum inversion of uterus
  - O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix
  - O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
  - O71.5 Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs
  - O71.6 Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligamen...
  - O71.7 Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
  - O71.8 Other specified obstetric trauma
    - O71.81 Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classifie...
    - O71.82 Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva
    - O71.89 Other specified obstetric trauma
  - O71.9 Obstetric trauma, unspecified
O71.-
)

Type 2 Excludes

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A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (S37) and the excluded code together.

injury of peritoneum (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.81
Injury of peritoneum
S36.81
)
injury of retroperitoneum (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S36.89
Injury of other intra-abdominal organs
Applicable To
- Injury of retroperitoneum
S36.89-
)

The following code(s) above S37 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to S37:

S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S30-S39
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S30-S39
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals
Includes
- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to S37:

Use Additional: S38.1

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S38.1
Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis
Type 2 Excludes
- crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)
Use Additional
- 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-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S37

S36.92XD …… subsequent encounter

S36.92XS …… sequela

S36.93 Laceration of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

S36.93XA …… initial encounter

S36.93XD …… subsequent encounter

S36.93XS …… sequela

S36.99 Other injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

S36.99XA …… initial encounter

S36.99XD …… subsequent encounter

S36.99XS …… sequela

S37 Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

S37.0 Injury of kidney

S37.00 Unspecified injury of kidney

S37.001 Unspecified injury of right kidney

S37.001A …… initial encounter

S37.001D …… subsequent encounter

S37.001S …… sequela

S37.002 Unspecified injury of left kidney

S37.002A …… initial encounter

S37.002D …… subsequent encounter

S37.002S …… sequela

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S37

Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

Injury of peritoneum

Injury of other intra-abdominal organs

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis