S38.1

ICD-10Non-billable category

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Crushing injury of abdomen, lower back, and pelvis

S38.1 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • crushing injury of external genital organs (S38.0-)

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

  • code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • fracture of thoracic or lumbar spine and pelvis (S22.0-, S32.-)
  • injury to intra-abdominal organs (S36.-)
  • injury to urinary and pelvic organs (S37.-)
  • open wound of abdominal wall (S31.-)
  • spinal cord injury (S34.0, S34.1-)

Related codes in S38

Where this code sits

Parent code
S38

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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