S30 — Superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
S30 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S30
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- superficial injury of hip (S70.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with S30
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S30. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S30 alone.
- S31.05Open bite of lower back and pelvis
- S31.15Open bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.25Open bite of penis
- S31.25XAOpen bite of penis, initial encounter
- S31.25XDOpen bite of penis, subsequent encounter
- S31.25XSOpen bite of penis, sequela
- S31.35Open bite of scrotum and testes
- S31.35XAOpen bite of scrotum and testes, initial encounter
Risk adjustment
S30 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S30
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S30.0Contusion of lower back and pelvis
- S30.1Contusion of abdominal wall
- S30.2Contusion of external genital organs
- S30.3Contusion of anus
- S30.8Other superficial injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
- S30.9Unspecified superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
Questions about S30
- Is S30 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S30 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S30 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).