S30.84A — External constriction of flank
S30.84A is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for external constriction of flank. 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
Risk adjustment
S30.84A 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.
How S30.84A is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S30.84A.
- Constriction›external›flank
Code to one of these instead S30.84A
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S30.84. If S30.84A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S30.840External constriction of lower back and pelvis
- S30.841External constriction of abdominal wall
- S30.842External constriction of penis
- S30.843External constriction of scrotum and testes
- S30.844External constriction of vagina and vulva
- S30.845External constriction of unspecified external genital organs, male
- S30.846External constriction of unspecified external genital organs, female
Questions about S30.84A
- Is S30.84A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S30.84A is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S30.84A 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).