ICD-10-CM S36: Injury of intra-abdominal organs

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S36

Injury of intra-abdominal organs

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S36

Excludes2: Not Included Here

injury of rectum (S36.6-)

Inclusion Terms

Contusion of spleen less than 2 cm

Inclusion Terms

Contusion of spleen greater than 2 cm

Inclusion Terms
  • Laceration of spleen less than 1 cm
  • Minor laceration of spleen
Inclusion Terms

Laceration of spleen 1 to 3 cm

Inclusion Terms
  • Avulsion of spleen
  • Laceration of spleen greater than 3 cm
  • Massive laceration of spleen
  • Multiple moderate lacerations of spleen
  • Stellate laceration of spleen
Inclusion Terms

Laceration involving capsule only, or, without significant involvement of hepatic parenchyma [i.e., less than 1 cm deep]

Inclusion Terms

Laceration involving parenchyma but without major disruption of parenchyma [i.e., less than 10 cm long and less than 3 cm deep]

Inclusion Terms
  • Laceration with significant disruption of hepatic parenchyma [i.e., greater than 10 cm long and 3 cm deep]
  • Multiple moderate lacerations, with or without hematoma
  • Stellate laceration of liver
Inclusion Terms

Blast injury of small intestine NOS

Inclusion Terms

Blast injury of colon NOS

Inclusion Terms

Secondary blast injury of colon

Inclusion Terms

Blast injury of rectum NOS

Inclusion Terms

Secondary blast injury of rectum

Inclusion Terms

Injury of retroperitoneum

Code Also

any associated open wound (S31.-)

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S36

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S36):

S36.0 - Injury of spleen S36.00 - Unspecified injury of spleen S36.02 - Contusion of spleen S36.020 - Minor contusion of spleen S36.021 - Major contusion of spleen S36.029 - Unspecified contusion of spleen S36.03 - Laceration of spleen S36.030 - Superficial (capsular) laceration of spleen S36.031 - Moderate laceration of spleen S36.032 - Major laceration of spleen S36.039 - Unspecified laceration of spleen S36.09 - Other injury of spleen S36.1 - Injury of liver and gallbladder and bile duct S36.11 - Injury of liver S36.112 - Contusion of liver S36.113 - Laceration of liver, unspecified degree S36.114 - Minor laceration of liver S36.115 - Moderate laceration of liver S36.116 - Major laceration of liver S36.118 - Other injury of liver S36.119 - Unspecified injury of liver S36.12 - Injury of gallbladder S36.122 - Contusion of gallbladder S36.123 - Laceration of gallbladder S36.128 - Other injury of gallbladder S36.129 - Unspecified injury of gallbladder S36.13 - Injury of bile duct S36.2 - Injury of pancreas S36.20 - Unspecified injury of pancreas S36.200 - Unspecified injury of head of pancreas S36.201 - Unspecified injury of body of pancreas S36.202 - Unspecified injury of tail of pancreas S36.209 - Unspecified injury of unspecified part of pancreas S36.22 - Contusion of pancreas S36.220 - Contusion of head of pancreas S36.221 - Contusion of body of pancreas S36.222 - Contusion of tail of pancreas S36.229 - Contusion of unspecified part of pancreas S36.23 - Laceration of pancreas, unspecified degree S36.230 - Laceration of head of pancreas, unspecified degree S36.231 - Laceration of body of pancreas, unspecified degree S36.232 - Laceration of tail of pancreas, unspecified degree S36.239 - Laceration of unspecified part of pancreas, unspecified degree S36.24 - Minor laceration of pancreas S36.240 - Minor laceration of head of pancreas S36.241 - Minor laceration of body of pancreas S36.242 - Minor laceration of tail of pancreas S36.249 - Minor laceration of unspecified part of pancreas S36.25 - Moderate laceration of pancreas S36.250 - Moderate laceration of head of pancreas S36.251 - Moderate laceration of body of pancreas S36.252 - Moderate laceration of tail of pancreas S36.259 - Moderate laceration of unspecified part of pancreas S36.26 - Major laceration of pancreas S36.260 - Major laceration of head of pancreas S36.261 - Major laceration of body of pancreas S36.262 - Major laceration of tail of pancreas S36.269 - Major laceration of unspecified part of pancreas S36.29 - Other injury of pancreas S36.290 - Other injury of head of pancreas S36.291 - Other injury of body of pancreas S36.292 - Other injury of tail of pancreas S36.299 - Other injury of unspecified part of pancreas S36.3 - Injury of stomach S36.30 - Unspecified injury of stomach S36.32 - Contusion of stomach S36.33 - Laceration of stomach S36.39 - Other injury of stomach S36.4 - Injury of small intestine S36.40 - Unspecified injury of small intestine S36.400 - Unspecified injury of duodenum S36.408 - Unspecified injury of other part of small intestine S36.409 - Unspecified injury of unspecified part of small intestine S36.41 - Primary blast injury of small intestine S36.410 - Primary blast injury of duodenum S36.418 - Primary blast injury of other part of small intestine S36.419 - Primary blast injury of unspecified part of small intestine S36.42 - Contusion of small intestine S36.420 - Contusion of duodenum S36.428 - Contusion of other part of small intestine S36.429 - Contusion of unspecified part of small intestine S36.43 - Laceration of small intestine S36.430 - Laceration of duodenum S36.438 - Laceration of other part of small intestine S36.439 - Laceration of unspecified part of small intestine S36.49 - Other injury of small intestine S36.490 - Other injury of duodenum S36.498 - Other injury of other part of small intestine S36.499 - Other injury of unspecified part of small intestine S36.5 - Injury of colon S36.50 - Unspecified injury of colon S36.500 - Unspecified injury of ascending [right] colon S36.501 - Unspecified injury of transverse colon S36.502 - Unspecified injury of descending [left] colon S36.503 - Unspecified injury of sigmoid colon S36.508 - Unspecified injury of other part of colon S36.509 - Unspecified injury of unspecified part of colon S36.51 - Primary blast injury of colon S36.510 - Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon S36.511 - Primary blast injury of transverse colon S36.512 - Primary blast injury of descending [left] colon S36.513 - Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon S36.518 - Primary blast injury of other part of colon S36.519 - Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon S36.52 - Contusion of colon S36.520 - Contusion of ascending [right] colon S36.521 - Contusion of transverse colon S36.522 - Contusion of descending [left] colon S36.523 - Contusion of sigmoid colon S36.528 - Contusion of other part of colon S36.529 - Contusion of unspecified part of colon S36.53 - Laceration of colon S36.530 - Laceration of ascending [right] colon S36.531 - Laceration of transverse colon S36.532 - Laceration of descending [left] colon S36.533 - Laceration of sigmoid colon S36.538 - Laceration of other part of colon S36.539 - Laceration of unspecified part of colon S36.59 - Other injury of colon S36.590 - Other injury of ascending [right] colon S36.591 - Other injury of transverse colon S36.592 - Other injury of descending [left] colon S36.593 - Other injury of sigmoid colon S36.598 - Other injury of other part of colon S36.599 - Other injury of unspecified part of colon S36.6 - Injury of rectum S36.60 - Unspecified injury of rectum S36.61 - Primary blast injury of rectum S36.62 - Contusion of rectum S36.63 - Laceration of rectum S36.69 - Other injury of rectum S36.8 - Injury of other intra-abdominal organs S36.81 - Injury of peritoneum S36.89 - Injury of other intra-abdominal organs S36.892 - Contusion of other intra-abdominal organs S36.893 - Laceration of other intra-abdominal organs S36.898 - Other injury of other intra-abdominal organs S36.899 - Unspecified injury of other intra-abdominal organs S36.9 - Injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ S36.90 - Unspecified injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ S36.92 - Contusion of unspecified intra-abdominal organ S36.93 - Laceration of unspecified intra-abdominal organ S36.99 - Other injury of unspecified intra-abdominal organ

About ICD-10-CM Code S36 (Injury of intra-abdominal organs)

ICD-10-CM code S36 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM S36 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S36 - Injury of intra-abdominal organs. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Injury of intra-abdominal organs.