S38.1

Billable code

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

The ICD-10 code for crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis is S38.1.

Clinical notes

Excludes2 (not included here)

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.

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

Use additional code

This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.

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-)

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

•If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
•As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Related codes in this category

S38.0Crushing injury of external genital organsnon-billable header
S38.2Traumatic amputation of external genital organsnon-billable header
S38.3Transection (partial) of abdomen
S38.1Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis