ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S30-S39 › S30.8 Other superficial injuries of... › S30.85
Superficial foreign body 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.
Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:
- S30.850 Superficial foreign body of lower back and pelvis (also a header)
- S30.851 Superficial foreign body of abdominal wall (also a header)
- S30.852 Superficial foreign body of penis (also a header)
- S30.853 Superficial foreign body of scrotum and testes (also a header)
- S30.854 Superficial foreign body of vagina and vulva (also a header)
- S30.855 Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, male (also a header)
- S30.856 Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, female (also a header)
- S30.857 Superficial foreign body of anus (also a header)
- S30.85A Superficial foreign body 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 Superficial foreign body 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S30.81 | Abrasion of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals | Not billable |
| 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 |
| S30.86 | 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 |