ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S30-S39 › S38.0 Crushing injury of external genital organs › S38.00
Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs
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 2 more specific codes instead:
- S38.001 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, male (also a header)
- S38.002 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs, female (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 Crushing injury of unspecified external genital organs
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 S38 Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S38
Also known as
- An amputation not identified as partial or complete should be coded to complete
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 |
|---|---|---|
| S38.01 | Crushing injury of penis | Not billable |
| S38.02 | Crushing injury of scrotum and testis | Not billable |
| S38.03 | Crushing injury of vulva | Not billable |