Abrasion of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

S30.810 Abrasion of lower back and pelvis (also a header)
S30.811 Abrasion of abdominal wall (also a header)
S30.812 Abrasion of penis (also a header)
S30.813 Abrasion of scrotum and testes (also a header)
S30.814 Abrasion of vagina and vulva (also a header)
S30.815 Abrasion of unspecified external genital organs, male (also a header)
S30.816 Abrasion of unspecified external genital organs, female (also a header)
S30.817 Abrasion of anus (also a header)
S30.81A Abrasion of flank (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Abrasion of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S30 Superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S30

Excludes2 - not included here

superficial injury of hip (S70.-)

Inherited from the S30-S39 section Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Excludes2 - not included here

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)

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S30.82	Blister (nonthermal) of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals	Not billable
S30.84	External constriction of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals	Not billable
S30.85	Superficial foreign body of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals	Not billable
S30.86	Insect bite (nonvenomous) of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals	Not billable
S30.87	Other superficial bite of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals	Not billable