S38.21
S38.21: Traumatic amputation of female external genital organs
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S38.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic amputation of female external genital 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 S38
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Traumatic amputation of clitoris
- Traumatic amputation of labium (majus) (minus)
- Traumatic amputation of vulva
Other codes that can never be billed with S38.21
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S31.5Open wound of unspecified external genital organs
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 S38.21
2 child codes. Green means billable.