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Category · FY2027

S39 Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S39 is not billable. The category heads 63 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
  3. S39 Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
Billable codes
63
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
45

Codes in S39

  1. S39.0
    Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
    Header
  2. S39.00
    Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
    Header
  3. S39.001
    Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S39.002
    Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S39.003
    Unspecified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S39.01
    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
    Header
  7. S39.011
    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S39.012
    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S39.013
    Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S39.02
    Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
    Header
  11. S39.021
    Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S39.022
    Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S39.023
    Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S39.09
    Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
    Header
  15. S39.091
    Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S39.092
    Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S39.093
    Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S39.8
    Other specified injuries of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
    Header
  19. S39.81
    Other specified injuries of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  20. S39.82
    Other specified injuries of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S39.83
    Other specified injuries of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S39.84
    Other specified injuries of external genitals
    Header
  23. S39.840
    Fracture of corpus cavernosum penis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  24. S39.848
    Other specified injuries of external genitals +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S39.9
    Unspecified injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
    Header
  26. S39.91
    Unspecified injury of abdomen +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  27. S39.92
    Unspecified injury of lower back +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  28. S39.93
    Unspecified injury of pelvis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  29. S39.94
    Unspecified injury of external genitals +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S39

Excludes2

  • sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis (S33.-) S33

Code also

  • any associated open wound (S31.-) S31

Notes that also apply

Block S30-S39 instructions (Includes 6, Excludes2 6): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S39 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S39

7th characters for S39
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Strainback → S39.012
  • Strainlow back → S39.012
  • Injuryrectovaginal septum NEC → S39.83
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)corpus cavernosum penis → S39.840
  • Injuryabdomen, abdominal → S39.91
  • Injuryepigastric region → S39.91
  • Injuryiliac region → S39.91
  • Injurybuttock → S39.92
  • Injurylower back → S39.92
  • Injurylumbar, lumbosacral (region) → S39.92
  • Injurypelvis, pelvic (floor) → S39.93
  • Injuryvagina → S39.93
  • Injuryclitoris → S39.94
  • Injuryepididymis → S39.94
  • Injuryhymen → S39.94
  • Injurylabium (majus) (minus) → S39.94
  • Injurypenis → S39.94
  • Injuryperineum → S39.94
  • Injuryprepuce → S39.94
  • Injurypubic region → S39.94
  • Injurypudendum → S39.94
  • Injuryscrotum → S39.94
  • Injurytestis → S39.94
  • Injurytunica vaginalis → S39.94
  • Injuryvulva → S39.94
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)abdomen → S39.001
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)lower back → S39.002
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)pelvis → S39.003
  • Injuryabdomen, abdominalspecified NEC → S39.81
  • Injurylower backspecified NEC → S39.82
  • Injurypelvis, pelvic (floor)specified NEC → S39.83
  • Injuryspermatic cord (pelvic region)scrotal region → S39.848
  • Injurygenital organ(s)external → S39.94
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)abdomenstrain → S39.011
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)lower backstrain → S39.012
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)pelvisstrain → S39.013
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)abdomenlaceration → S39.021
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)lower backlaceration → S39.022
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)pelvislaceration → S39.023
  • Injurymuscle (and fascia) (and tendon)abdomenspecified type NEC → S39.091

5 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

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