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S36

S36: Injury of intra-abdominal organs

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S36 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury of intra-abdominal organs. 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 S36

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

  • any associated open wound (S31.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with S36

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S36

9 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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