Is S36.52 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S36.52 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S36.52 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).

S36.52

S36.52 — Contusion of colon

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S36.52 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contusion of colon. 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S36.52

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S36.52, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S36.5 — Injury of colon

injury of rectum (S36.6-)

Risk adjustment

S36.52 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 history

S36.52 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead S36.52

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S36.5. If S36.52 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S36.52

Is S36.52 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S36.52 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S36.52 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).